1{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.1",
"source": "וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ מֵאֶ֥בֶן הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃",
"text": "And *pəlištîm* *lāqəḥû* *ʾēt* *ʾărôn* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*wayəbiʾuhû* from-*ʾeben* the-*hāʿēzer* *ʾašdôdâ*",
"grammar": {
"*pəlištîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*lāqəḥû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they took",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods",
"*wayəbiʾuhû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they brought it",
"*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular construct - stone of",
"*hāʿēzer*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the help",
"*ʾašdôdâ*": "proper noun with directional he suffix - to Ashdod"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings",
"*ʾeben hāʿēzer*": "Ebenezer (proper name of a location)",
"*ʾašdôdâ*": "to Ashdod (one of the five Philistine cities)"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.2",
"source": "וַיִּקְח֤וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית דָּג֑וֹן וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵ֥צֶל דָּגֽוֹן׃",
"text": "And-*wayyiqəḥû* *pəlištîm* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*wayyābiʾû* *ʾōtô* *bêt* *dāgôn* and-*wayyaṣṣîgû* *ʾōtô* *ʾēṣel* *dāgôn*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqəḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they took",
"*pəlištîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the God/gods",
"*wayyābiʾû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they brought",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him/it",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*dāgôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dagon",
"*wayyaṣṣîgû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they set/placed",
"*ʾēṣel*": "preposition - beside/near",
"*dāgôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dagon"
},
"variants": {
"*dāgôn*": "Dagon (Philistine deity, possibly associated with grain or fish)",
"*bêt dāgôn*": "house/temple of Dagon"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.3",
"source": "וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־דָּג֔וֹן וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyaškimû* *ʾašdôdîm* from-the-*mimmāḥŏrāt* and-*wəhinnê* *dāgôn* *nōpēl* to-*pānāyw* *ʾarṣâ* to-*pənê* *ʾărôn* *YHWH* and-*wayyiqḥû* *ʾet*-*dāgôn* and-*wayyāšibû* *ʾōtô* to-*məqômô*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaškimû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they rose early",
"*ʾašdôdîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - people of Ashdod/Ashdodites",
"*mimmāḥŏrāt*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from the next day/tomorrow",
"*wəhinnê*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*dāgôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dagon",
"*nōpēl*": "verb, qal active participle, masculine singular - falling/fallen",
"*pānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*ʾarṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular with directional he suffix - to the ground",
"*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face/before",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*wayyiqḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*wayyāšibû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they returned",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him/it",
"*məqômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his place"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾašdôdîm*": "Ashdodites/people of Ashdod",
"*mimmāḥŏrāt*": "the next day/following morning",
"*nōpēl*": "falling/fallen",
"*pānāyw ʾarṣâ*": "on his face to the ground/prostrate"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.5.4",
"source": "וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּקֶר֮ מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וְרֹ֨אשׁ דָּג֜וֹן וּשְׁתֵּ֣י ׀ כַּפּ֣וֹת יָדָ֗יו כְּרֻתוֹת֙ אֶל־הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּג֖וֹן נִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*wayyaškimû* in-the-*baboqer* from-the-*mimmāḥŏrāt* and-*wəhinnê* *dāgôn* *nōpēl* to-*pānāyw* *ʾarṣâ* to-*pənê* *ʾărôn* *YHWH* and-*rōʾš* *dāgôn* and-*šətê* palms-of *yādāyw* *kərutôt* to-the-*miptān* only *dāgôn* *nišʾar* upon-him",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaškimû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - and they rose early",
"*baboqer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the morning",
"*mimmāḥŏrāt*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - from the next day",
"*wəhinnê*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*dāgôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dagon",
"*nōpēl*": "verb, qal active participle, masculine singular - falling/fallen",
"*pānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*ʾarṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular with directional he suffix - to the ground",
"*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face/before",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head of",
"*dāgôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Dagon",
"*šətê*": "numeral, feminine dual construct - two of",
"*yādāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands",
"*kərutôt*": "verb, qal passive participle, feminine plural - cut off",
"*miptān*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the threshold",
"*nišʾar*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was left/remained",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him"
},
"variants": {
"*miptān*": "threshold/doorway",
"*raq dāgôn nišʾar ʿālāyw*": "only Dagon [the trunk/fish part] remained of him"
}
}