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1 Samuel 5

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 12 verses

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  1. 1

    וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ מֵאֶ֥בֶן הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה

    and Philistines · to take · - · ark of · the God(s) · and to enter him · from Ebenezer · Ebenezer · Ashdod toward

  2. 2

    וַיִּקְח֤וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית דָּג֑וֹן וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵ֥צֶל דָּגֽוֹן

    and to take · Philistines · - · ark of · the God(s) · and to enter · - him · house of · Dagon · and to set · - him · beside · Dagon

  3. 3

    וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת דָּג֔וֹן וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ

    and to rise early · Ashdodites · from morrow · and behold · Dagon · falling · to/for face(s) his · land toward · to/for face(s) of · ark of · LORD · and to take · - · Dagon · and to return · - him · to/for place his

    Septuagint runs longer here

  4. 4

    וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּקֶר֮ מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וְרֹ֨אשׁ דָּג֜וֹן וּשְׁתֵּ֣י כַּפּ֣וֹת יָדָ֗יו כְּרֻתוֹת֙ אֶל הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּג֖וֹן נִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽיו

    and to rise early · in/at the morning · from morrow · and behold · Dagon · falling · to/for face(s) his · land toward · to/for face(s) of · ark of · LORD · and head of · Dagon · and two · palms of · hands his · cut · to · the threshold · only · Dagon · to remain · upon him

  5. 5

    עַל כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא יִדְרְכוּ֩ כֹהֲנֵ֨י דָג֜וֹן וְכָֽל הַבָּאִ֧ים בֵּית דָּג֛וֹן עַל מִפְתַּ֥ן דָּג֖וֹן בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה

    upon · thus · not · to tread · priests of · Dagon · and all of · the entering · house of · Dagon · upon · threshold of · Dagon · in/at Ashdod · until · the day · the this

    Septuagint runs longer here

  6. 6

    וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד יַד יְהוָ֛ה אֶל הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖ים וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם וַיַּ֤ךְ אֹתָם֙ בעפלים בַּטְּחֹרִ֔ים אֶת אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וְאֶת גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ

    and to be heavy · hand of · LORD · to · the Ashdodites · and to be desolate them · and to strike · - them · in/at the tumors · in/at the tumors · - · Ashdod · and - · borders her

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    וַיִּרְא֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד כִּֽי כֵ֑ן וְאָמְר֗וּ לֹֽא יֵשֵׁ֞ב אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי קָשְׁתָ֤ה יָדוֹ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְעַ֖ל דָּג֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

    and to see · men of · Ashdod · that · thus · and to say · not · to dwell · ark of · God(s) of · Israel · with us · that · to be hard · hand his · upon us · and upon · Dagon · God(s) our

  8. 8

    וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת כָּל סַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ מַֽה נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גַּ֣ת יִסֹּ֔ב אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ אֶת אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    and to send · and to gather · - · all of · lords of · Philistines · to them · and to say · what · to do · to/for ark of · God(s) of · Israel · and to say · Gath · to turn around · ark of · God(s) of · Israel · and to turn around · - · ark of · God(s) of · Israel

  9. 9

    וַיְהִ֞י אַחֲרֵ֣י הֵסַ֣בּוּ אֹת֗וֹ וַתְּהִ֨י יַד יְהוָ֤ה בָּעִיר֙ מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם עפלים טְחֹרִֽים

    and to be · after · to turn around · - him · and to be · hand of · LORD · in/at the city · tumult · great · exceedingly · and to strike · - · men of · the city · from small · and until · great · and to break out · to/for them · tumors · tumors

  10. 10

    וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עֶקְר֑וֹן וַיְהִ֗י כְּב֨וֹא אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עֶקְר֔וֹן וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִי וְאֶת עַמִּֽי

    and to send · - · ark of · the God(s) · Ekron · and to be · like/as to enter · ark of · the God(s) · Ekron · and to cry out · the Ekronites · to say · to turn around · to me · - · ark of · God(s) of · Israel · to die me · and - · people my

  11. 11

    וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ אֶת כָּל סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ וְלֹֽא יָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֖י וְאֶת עַמִּ֑י כִּֽי הָיְתָ֤ה מְהֽוּמַת מָ֨וֶת֙ בְּכָל הָעִ֔יר כָּבְדָ֥ה מְאֹ֛ד יַ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים שָֽׁם

    and to send · and to gather · - · all of · lords of · Philistines · and to say · send · - · ark of · God(s) of · Israel · and to return · to/for place his · and not · to die · - me · and - · people my · that · to be · tumult of · death · in/at all of · the city · to be heavy · exceedingly · hand of · the God(s) · there

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  12. 12

    וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא מֵ֔תוּ הֻכּ֖וּ בעפלים בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים וַתַּ֛עַל שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

    and the men · which · not · to die · to strike · in/at the tumors · in/at the tumors · and to go up · cry for help of · the city · the heaven(s)

    Septuagint runs longer here

About this chapter

  • 12 Verses
  • 221 Hebrew words
  • 81 Distinct lemmas

5 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 4 longer) — 5:3, 5:5, 5:6, 5:11, 5:12. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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