4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 5:4:1 ⧉וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvayashkimuand they rose early 1 Samuel 5:4:2 ⧉בַבֹּקֶר֮babokerin the morning 1 Samuel 5:4:3 ⧉מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒mimakharatfrom the next day 1 Samuel 5:4:4 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinneand behold 1 Samuel 5:4:5 ⧉דָג֗וֹןdagonDagon 1 Samuel 5:4:6 ⧉נֹפֵ֤לnofelfalling 1 Samuel 5:4:7 ⧉לְפָנָיו֙lefanavbefore him 1 Samuel 5:4:8 ⧉אַ֔רְצָהartseto the ground 1 Samuel 5:4:9 ⧉לִפְנֵ֖יlifnebefore 1 Samuel 5:4:10 ⧉אֲר֣וֹןaronark 1 Samuel 5:4:11 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 5:4:12 ⧉וְרֹ֨אשׁveroshand the head of 1 Samuel 5:4:13 ⧉דָּג֜וֹןdagonDagon 1 Samuel 5:4:14 ⧉וּשְׁתֵּ֣יusheteand two of 1 Samuel 5:4:15 ⧉כַּפּ֣וֹתkapotpalms 1 Samuel 5:4:16 ⧉יָדָ֗יוyadavof his hands 1 Samuel 5:4:17 ⧉כְּרֻתוֹת֙kerutotcut off 1 Samuel 5:4:18 ⧉אֶל־הַמִּפְתָּ֔ןelhamiftanto the threshold 1 Samuel 5:4:19 ⧉רַ֥קrakonly 1 Samuel 5:4:20 ⧉דָּג֖וֹןdagonDagon 1 Samuel 5:4:21 ⧉נִשְׁאַ֥רnisharwas left 1 Samuel 5:4:22 ⧉עָלָֽיו׃alavupon him |
4. Formal Translation But they rose early the next morning, and behold, Dagon had fallen face down on the ground before the ark of the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Judge}; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off at the threshold. Only the torso of Dagon was left to him. |
4. Dynamic Translation Early the next morning they got up, and suddenly Dagon lay fallen with his face to the ground before the LORD’s {Yahweh, Supreme Conqueror} ark. The head and both hands of Dagon were cut off and lie on the threshold; only Dagon’s body remained. |