H9002–/וְ–v

Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (וּ) u. “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.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “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

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֹ֨אשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁתֵּ֣י׀ (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.

וְכָֽל־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “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.'

וְעַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “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.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “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.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “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

וְיָשֹׁ֣ב (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “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.'

וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ (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.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (וּ) u. “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.

וְצַלְמֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵעַ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”וּמֵעַ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”

Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when He had wrought among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

וְלָ֤מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּפַרְעֹ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשׂ֜וּ (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁתֵּ֤י (וּ) u. “and”

And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return Him for a guilt-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And see, if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then He hath done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not His hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.'

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

וְגָע֔וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (וּ) u. “and”וְסַרְנֵ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone; and they cleaved the wood of the cart, and offered up the kine for a burnt-offering unto the LORD.

וְהָעֲגָלָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a guilt-offering unto the LORD: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”