Tanach
Shmuel I 5 שמואל א ה׳
Part of: Petuchah, I Samuel 5:1Petuchah, I Samuel 5:6Setumah, I Samuel 5:9
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וּפְלִשְׁתִּים לָֽקְחוּ אֵת אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וַיְבִאֻהוּ מֵאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃
The Philistines had taken the Ark of God and brought it from Even Haezer to Ashdod.
The Philistines had taken the Ark of God and brought it from Even Haezer to Ashdod.
וַיִּקְחוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ בֵּית דָּגוֹן וַיַּצִּיגוּ אֹתוֹ אֵצֶל דָּגֽוֹן׃
The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it to the House of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon.
The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it to the House of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon.
Rashi
וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים מִֽמׇּחֳרָת וְהִנֵּה דָגוֹן נֹפֵל לְפָנָיו אַרְצָה לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהֹוָה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־דָּגוֹן וַיָּשִׁבוּ אֹתוֹ לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃
The people of Ashdod arose early the next day and behold, Dagon had fallen upon its face to the ground, before the Ark of Adonoy. They took Dagon and returned it to its place.
The people of Ashdod arose early the next day and behold, Dagon had fallen upon its face to the ground, before the Ark of Adonoy. They took Dagon and returned it to its place.
וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּ בַבֹּקֶר מִֽמׇּחֳרָת וְהִנֵּה דָגוֹן נֹפֵל לְפָנָיו אַרְצָה לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהֹוָה וְרֹאשׁ דָּגוֹן וּשְׁתֵּי ׀ כַּפּוֹת יָדָיו כְּרֻתוֹת אֶל־הַמִּפְתָּן רַק דָּגוֹן נִשְׁאַר עָלָֽיו׃
They arose early the next morning and again Dagon had fallen upon its face to the ground, before the Ark of Adonoy. Dagon's head and the two palms of its hands were severed and, lying on the threshold, only Dagon's body remained intact near [the Ark].
They arose early the next morning and again Dagon had fallen upon its face to the ground, before the Ark of Adonoy. Dagon's head and the two palms of its hands were severed and, lying on the threshold, only Dagon's body remained intact near [the Ark].
Rashi
המפתן. אסקופה:
The threshold. The equivalent of אַסְקוּפָה [=threshold].
עַל־כֵּן לֹֽא־יִדְרְכוּ כֹהֲנֵי דָגוֹן וְכׇֽל־הַבָּאִים בֵּית־דָּגוֹן עַל־מִפְתַּן דָּגוֹן בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}
Because of this, they do not tread—the priests of Dagon, and all those who come to the house of Dagon—upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
Because of this, they do not tread—the priests of Dagon, and all those who come to the house of Dagon—upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
וַתִּכְבַּד יַד־יְהֹוָה אֶל־הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִים וַיְשִׁמֵּם וַיַּךְ אֹתָם (בעפלים) [בַּטְּחֹרִים] אֶת־אַשְׁדּוֹד וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃
Adonoy's hand weighed even more heavily against the people of Ashdod, and He devastated them; He struck them with hemorrhoids—Ashdod and its territories.
Adonoy's hand weighed even more heavily against the people of Ashdod, and He devastated them; He struck them with hemorrhoids—Ashdod and its territories.
Rashi
וישמם. לשון שממה:
And He devastated them. An expression [שְׁמָמָה] meaning desolation.
בטחורים. חלחולת, כרכשא, מכת הנקב, עכברים נכנסין בנקביהם ושומטין בני מעיהם, ויוצאין:
With hemorrhoids. The mesentery of the large intestine, a plague of the rectum. Mice would enter their recta, disembowel them, and crawl out.
וַיִּרְאוּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־אַשְׁדּוֹד כִּי־כֵן וְאָמְרוּ לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁב אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמָּנוּ כִּֽי־קָשְׁתָה יָדוֹ עָלֵינוּ וְעַל דָּגוֹן אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
The men of Ashdod saw what happened, they said, "Let the Ark of the God of Yisroel not stay with us, for His hand has been hard upon us and upon Dagon, our god."
The men of Ashdod saw what happened, they said, "Let the Ark of the God of Yisroel not stay with us, for His hand has been hard upon us and upon Dagon, our god."
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֶת־כׇּל־סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים אֲלֵיהֶם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂה לַֽאֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ גַּת יִסֹּב אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּסֵּבּוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {ס}
They summoned and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said [to them], "What shall we do with the Ark of the God of Yisroel?" They replied, "Let it be transferred to Gas—the Ark of the God of Yisroel," so they transferred the Ark of the God of Yisroel.
They summoned and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said [to them], "What shall we do with the Ark of the God of Yisroel?" They replied, "Let it be transferred to Gas—the Ark of the God of Yisroel," so they transferred the Ark of the God of Yisroel.
וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי ׀ הֵסַבּוּ אֹתוֹ וַתְּהִי יַד־יְהֹוָה ׀ בָּעִיר מְהוּמָה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד וַיַּךְ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל וַיִּשָּׂתְרוּ לָהֶם (עפלים) [טְחֹרִֽים]׃
After it was transferred, the hand of Adonoy was [raised] against the city, creating a very great uproar; He struck the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, and they were afflicted internally with hemorrhoids.
After it was transferred, the hand of Adonoy was [raised] against the city, creating a very great uproar; He struck the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, and they were afflicted internally with hemorrhoids.
Rashi
וישתרו. כמו ויסתרו, שהרי הוא במסורת כתובים שי"ן, ומפורשים בלשון סמ"ך, מכת בית הסתרים:
And they were afflicted internally.וַיִשָֹּתְרוּ is identical with וַיִסָּתְרוּ for it is listed in the Masora among those words written with a 'שֹ' and explained as though it were written with a 'ס' meaning "there was a plague in the hidden parts of the body."2Or it may mean that the plague occurred at night when it was dark and they were unable to see the שְׁרָצִים, i.e., the plague was hidden from them.—Da’as Sofrim
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים עֶקְרוֹן וַיְהִי כְּבוֹא אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים עֶקְרוֹן וַיִּזְעֲקוּ הָעֶקְרֹנִים לֵאמֹר הֵסַבּוּ אֵלַי אֶת־אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַהֲמִיתֵנִי וְאֶת־עַמִּֽי׃
They then sent the Ark of God to Ekron; and when the Ark of God arrived in Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out saying, "They have transferred to me the Ark of the God of Yisroel, to kill me and my people."
They then sent the Ark of God to Ekron; and when the Ark of God arrived in Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out saying, "They have transferred to me the Ark of the God of Yisroel, to kill me and my people."
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֶת־כׇּל־סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ שַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיָשֹׁב לִמְקוֹמוֹ וְלֹא־יָמִית אֹתִי וְאֶת־עַמִּי כִּֽי־הָיְתָה מְהֽוּמַת־מָוֶת בְּכׇל־הָעִיר כָּבְדָה מְאֹד יַד הָאֱלֹהִים שָֽׁם׃
They summoned and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said [to them], "Send the Ark of the God of Yisroel back to its place and let it not kill me and my people, for there has been deadly upheaval throughout the city; the hand of God was laid very heavily there."
They summoned and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said [to them], "Send the Ark of the God of Yisroel back to its place and let it not kill me and my people, for there has been deadly upheaval throughout the city; the hand of God was laid very heavily there."
Rashi
מהומת מות. כל מהומות על ידי רעם, וזה אביהן, (לקמן ז י): וירעם ה' בקול גדול (ביום ההוא) על פלשתים ויהומם, כך מפורש באגדת 'שלשים ושתים מדות' דרבי אליעזר בנו של רבי יוסי הגלילי:
Deadly upheaval. All upheavals [mentioned in Scripture] are caused by thunder. The following is the origin: "Adonoy thundered with a great noise on that day against the Philistines, making them panic.3Below 7:10. It is so explained in the Aggadah of Thirty-Two Rules of R. Eliezer, the son of R. Yose Haglili.
וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מֵתוּ הֻכּוּ (בעפלים) [בַּטְּחֹרִים] וַתַּעַל שַֽׁוְעַת הָעִיר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ {ס}
The people who did not die were afflicted with hemorrhoids, and the cry of the city ascended heavenward.
The people who did not die were afflicted with hemorrhoids, and the cry of the city ascended heavenward.
אצל דגון. דמות עשוי כדמות דג:
Beside Dagon. The idol was made in the form of a fish.1 From the word דָג [=fish]. Some say that from the waist up it had a human form with hands, and from the waist down it looked like a fish.