KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And when they of Ashdod” | אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ | An Ashdodite (often collectively) or inhabitant of Asdod | Ashdod |
| “arose early” | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ | Literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning | arose early |
| “on the morrow,” | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | The morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow | morrow |
| “behold,” | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | Lo! | behold |
| “Dagon” | דָג֗וֹן | Dagon, a Philistine deity | Dagon |
| “was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “fallen” | נֹפֵ֤ל | To fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) | fallen |
| “upon his face” | לְפָנָיו֙ | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | upon face |
| “to the earth” | אַ֔רְצָה | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “before” | לִפְנֵ֖י | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “the ark” | אֲר֣וֹן | A box | ark |
| “of the Lord.” | יְהוָ֑ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “And they took” | וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | took |
| “Dagon,” | דָּג֔וֹן | Dagon, a Philistine deity | Dagon |
| “and set” | וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | set |
| “him in his place” | לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | place |
| “again.” | לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | again |
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1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
4 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 were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
5 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.
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