1 Samuel 5

ECB(i) 1
THE ARK REMOVED
And the Peleshethiy take the ark of Elohim and bring it from Eben Ezer to Ashdod: 2 and the Peleshethiy take the ark of Elohim and bring it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon. 3 And the Ashdodiy start early on the morrow, and behold, Dagon fallen on his face to the earth at the face of the ark of Yah Veh; and they take Dagon and return him in his place. 4 And when they start early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon fallen on his face to the earth at the face of the ark of Yah Veh; and the head of Dagon and both palms of his hands are cut off on the threshold; only, Dagon survives. 5 So neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into the house of Dagon tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. 6 But the hand of Yah Veh is heavy on Ashdod; and he desolates them and smites them with hemorrhoids - Ashdod and the borders thereof. 7 And the men of Ashdod see, and so be it, they say, The ark of the Elohim of Yisra El settles not with us: for his hand is hard on us and on Dagon our elohim. 8 So they send and gather all the ringleaders of the Peleshethiy to them and say, What work we with the ark of Elohim of Yisra El? And they say, The ark of Elohim of Yisra El goes to Gath. And they turn around the ark of Elohim of Yisra El: 9 and so be it, after they turn it around, the hand of Yah Veh is against the city with a mighty great confusion: and he smites the men of the city, both small and great; and hemorrhoids erupt. 10 So they send the ark of Elohim to Eqron: and so be it, as the ark of Elohim comes to Eqron, the Eqroniy cry out, saying, They turn around the ark of Elohim of Yisra El to us, to deathify us and our people. 11 So they send and gather all the ringleaders of the Peleshethiy and say, Send the ark of Elohim of Yisra El: to return to its own place, that it not deathify us and our people: for there becomes a confusion of death throughout all the city; the hand of Elohim is mighty heavy there. 12 And the men who die not are smitten with the hemorrhoids: and the cry of the city ascends to the heavens.