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1. The Philistines, having captured the ark of God, transferred it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
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1. And the Philistines H6430 took H3947 H853 the ark H727 of God H430 , and brought H935 it from Ebenezer H4480 H72 unto Ashdod H795 .
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2. They then took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon.
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2. When the Philistines H6430 took H3947 H853 the ark H727 of God H430 , they brought H935 it into the house H1004 of Dagon H1712 , and set H3322 it by H681 Dagon H1712 .
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3. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next morning, Dagon was lying prone on the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they picked Dagon up and replaced him.
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3. And when they of Ashdod H795 arose early H7925 on the morrow H4480 H4283 , behold H2009 , Dagon H1712 was fallen H5307 upon his face H6440 to the earth H776 before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 . And they took H3947 H853 Dagon H1712 , and set H7725 him in his place H4725 again.
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4. But the next morning early, when they arose, Dagon lay prone on the ground before the ark of the LORD, his head and hands broken off and lying on the threshold, his trunk alone intact.
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4. And when they arose early H7925 on the morrow H4480 H4283 morning H1242 , behold H2009 , Dagon H1712 was fallen H5307 upon his face H6440 to the ground H776 before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 ; and the head H7218 of Dagon H1712 and both H8147 the palms H3709 of his hands H3027 were cut off H3772 upon H413 the threshold H4670 ; only H7535 the stump of Dagon H1712 was left H7604 to H5921 him.
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5. For this reason, neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter the temple of Dagon tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this very day; they always step over it.
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5. Therefore H5921 H3651 neither H3808 the priests H3548 of Dagon H1712 , nor any H3605 that come H935 into Dagon H1712 's house H1004 , tread H1869 on H5921 the threshold H4670 of Dagon H1712 in Ashdod H795 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 .
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6. Now the LORD dealt severely with the people of Ashdod. He ravaged and afflicted the city and its vicinity with hemorrhoids; he brought upon the city a great and deadly plague of mice that swarmed in their ships and overran their fields.
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6. But the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 was heavy H3513 upon H413 them of Ashdod H795 , and he destroyed H8074 them , and smote H5221 them with emerods H6076 , even H853 Ashdod H795 and the coasts H1366 thereof.
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7. On seeing how matters stood, the men of Ashdod decided, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for he is handling us and our god Dagon severely."
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7. And when the men H376 of Ashdod H795 saw H7200 that H3588 it was so H3651 , they said H559 , The ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 shall not H3808 abide H3427 with H5973 us: for H3588 his hand H3027 is sore H7185 upon H5921 us , and upon H5921 Dagon H1712 our god H430 .
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8. So they summoned all the Philistine lords and inquired of them, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" The men of Gath replied, "Let them move the ark of the God of Israel on to us."
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8. They sent H7971 therefore and gathered H622 H853 all H3605 the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 unto H413 them , and said H559 , What H4100 shall we do H6213 with the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 ? And they answered H559 , Let the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 be carried about H5437 unto Gath H1661 . And they carried H5437 H853 the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 about thither .
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9. So they moved the ark of the God of Israel to Gath! But after it had been brought there, the LORD threw the city into utter turmoil: he afflicted its inhabitants, young and old, and hemorrhoids broke out on them.
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9. And it was H1961 so , that, after H310 they had carried it about H5437 H853 , the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 was H1961 against the city H5892 with a very H3966 great H1419 destruction H4103 : and he smote H5221 H853 the men H376 of the city H5892 , both small H4480 H6996 and great H1419 , and they had emerods H6076 in their secret parts H8368 .
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10. The ark of God was next sent to Ekron; but as it entered that city, the people there cried out, "Why have they brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill us and our kindred?"
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10. Therefore they sent H7971 H853 the ark H727 of God H430 to Ekron H6138 . And it came to pass H1961 , as the ark H727 of God H430 came H935 to Ekron H6138 , that the Ekronites H6139 cried out H2199 , saying H559 , They have brought about H5437 H853 the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 to H413 us , to slay H4191 us and our people H5971 .
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11. Then they, too, sent a summons to all the Philistine lords and pleaded: "Send away the ark of the God of Israel. Let it return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our kindred." A deadly panic had seized the whole city, since the hand of God had been very heavy upon it.
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11. So they sent H7971 and gathered together H622 H853 all H3605 the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 , and said H559 , Send away H7971 H853 the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 , and let it go again H7725 to his own place H4725 , that it slay H4191 us not H3808 , and our people H5971 : for H3588 there was H1961 a deadly H4194 destruction H4103 throughout all H3605 the city H5892 ; the hand H3027 of God H430 was very H3966 heavy H3513 there H8033 .
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12. Those who escaped death were afflicted with hemorrhoids, and the outcry from the city went up to the heavens.
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12. And the men H376 that H834 died H4191 not H3808 were smitten H5221 with the emerods H6076 : and the cry H7775 of the city H5892 went up H5927 to heaven H8064 .
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