H9001–/וַ–v

And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

וַיָּב֗וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַתִּזְעַ֖ק (וַ) va. “and”

And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּמֹ֔ת (וַ) va “and”

And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וּמֵ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”וַתִּכְרַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֔לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And as she was dying, the women that stood by her said, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she did not answer, neither did she take it to heart.

וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

וַתִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va. “and”

And she said, The glory is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken.

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.

וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they of Ashdod arose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the fish-stump was left to him.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he laid them waste, and smote them with hemorrhoids, -- Ashdod and its borders.

וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is severe upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

וַיִּרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וְאָמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they said, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about [ergänzt: thither].

וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with very great panic; and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and hemorrhoids broke out upon them.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, when the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it kill us not, and our people. For there was deadly alarm throughout the city: the hand of God was very heavy there;

וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

and the men that died not were smitten with the hemorrhoids; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

וַתַּ֛עַל (וַ) va. “and”

And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark of Jehovah? tell us wherewith we shall send it to its place.

וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; ye must at any rate return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וְנוֹדַ֣ע (וְ) ve. “and”

Then they said, What is the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden hemorrhoids, and five golden mice, the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague is upon them all, and upon your lords.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And ye shall make images of your hemorrhoids, and images of your mice that destroy the land, and give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩ (וַ) va. “and”וּנְתַתֶּ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”