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And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

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

And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.

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

And the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.' And he said: 'How went the matter, my son?'

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

And he that brought the tidings answered and said: 'Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath 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 made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man, 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 brought forth; for her pains came sud

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

And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her: 'Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son.' But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

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”

Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto 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 on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. 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 on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to hi

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ (וַ) va “and”

But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and He destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.

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 sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.'

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

They sent therefore 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 answered: 'Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.' And they carried the ark of the

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

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great discomfiture; and He smote the men of the city, both small and great, and emerods broke out upon them.

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

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as 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 slay us and our people.'

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

They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said: 'Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people'; for there was a deadly discomfiture throughout

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

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

וַתַּ֛עַל (וַ) va. “and”

And the ark of the LORD 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 the LORD? declare unto 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; but in any wise return Him a guilt-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 said they: 'What shall be the guilt-offering which we shall return to Him?' And they said: 'Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

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

Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel; peradventure 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”