1st Samuel Chapter 5 verse 4 Holy Bible
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands `lay' cut off upon the threshold; only `the stump of' Dagon was left to him.
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And when they got up early on the morning after, Dagon had come down to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord; and his head and his hands were broken off on the doorstep; only the base was in its place.
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And when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the fish-stump was left to him.
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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.
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And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon had 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 threshhold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
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When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [lay] cut off on the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.
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And they rise early in the morning on the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face to the earth, before the ark of Jehovah, and the head of Dagon, and the two palms of its hands are cut off at the threshold, only the fishy part hath been left to him;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) When they arose early on the morrow.--Strange to say, on the next day a new and startling circumstance aroused and disturbed the exultant Philistines. The idol was again fallen, but this time broken. No mere accident could account for what had happened. The head and hands were severed from the image, and thrown contemptuously on the threshold of the temple, upon which the foot of every priest or worshipper as he passed into the sacred house must tread.Only the stump of Dagon.--The Hebrew, rendered literally, would run, only Dagon was left to him: that is to say, only "the fish," the least noble part of the idol image, was left standing; the human head and hands were tossed down for men as they passed in to trample on; "only the form of a fish was left in him."--R. D. Kimchi.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut when they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ (way·yaš·ki·mū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morningthe nextמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒ (mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4283: The morrow, tomorrowmorning,בַבֹּקֶר֮ (ḇab·bō·qer)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1242: Dawn, morningthereוְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!was Dagon,דָג֗וֹן (ḏā·ḡō·wn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1712: Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistinesfallenנֹפֵ֤ל (nō·p̄êl)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5307: To fall, lieon his faceלְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 6440: The facebeforeלִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facethe arkאֲר֣וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 727: A chest, arkof the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelwith his headוְרֹ֨אשׁ (wə·rōš)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7218: The head[and]כַּפּ֣וֹת (kap·pō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panhis handsיָדָ֗יו (yā·ḏāw)Noun - fdc | third person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handbroken offכְּרֻתוֹת֙ (kə·ru·ṯō·wṯ)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine pluralStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenantand lying onאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe threshold.הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן (ham·mip̄·tān)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4670: A stretcher, a sillOnlyרַ֥ק (raq)AdverbStrong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless[the torso]דָּג֖וֹן (dā·ḡō·wn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1712: Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistinesremained.נִשְׁאַ֥ר (niš·’ar)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundantJump to PreviousArk Cut Dagon Early Hands Head Lay Morning Morrow Palms Stump Threshhold Threshold
