1 Samuel 5:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 5:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּרְא֥וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אַנְשֵֽׁי
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד
ʼAshdôwd
H795
Ashdod
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
כֵ֑ן
kên
H3651
thus
וְאָמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵשֵׁ֞ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֲר֨וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
עִמָּ֔נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
קָשְׁתָ֤ה
qâshâh
H7185
to be hard
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
עָלֵ֔ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דָּג֥וֹן
Dâgôwn
H1712
Dagon
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 on us, and on Dagon our god.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men of Ashdod saw that thus, and they said, “The Box of the God of Israel should not stay with us, for his hand is severe against us and against Dagon our god.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).