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1 Samuel 5:7

And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200 →
אַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-[the] people ofH582 →
אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodAshdodH795 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
כֵ֑ןKhensoH3651 →
וְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יֵשֵׁ֞בye.Shevit will remainH3427 →
אֲר֨וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuwith usH5973 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
קָשְׁתָ֤הka.she.Tahit is hardH7185 →
יָדוֹ֙ya.Dohand hisH3027 →
עָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon usH5921 →
וְעַ֖לve.'Aland onH5921 →
דָּג֥וֹןda.GonDagonH1712 →
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →

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Exodus 12:33And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”1 Samuel 5:6Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.1 Chronicles 15:13It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”Jeremiah 48:7Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.Exodus 8:28Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”Jeremiah 46:25The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.Exodus 10:7Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is in ruins?”2 Samuel 6:9That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”1 Samuel 5:3–4When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.Exodus 9:28Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”Exodus 8:8Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”1 Samuel 4:8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.1 Chronicles 13:11–13Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.1 Samuel 6:20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”1 Samuel 6:3They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”Ezekiel 39:21I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.

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