God & Savior

1 Samuel 5:8

So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
1 Samuel 5:8
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

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

  1. וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.Chu“and they sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.Fu“and they gathered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. סַרְנֵ֨יsar.Nei“[the] rulers of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from סֶ֫רֶן · “lord” · Strong's H5633A
  6. פְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  7. אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. מַֽה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  10. נַּעֲשֶׂ֗הna.'a.Seh“will we do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  11. לַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOn“to [the] ark of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  12. אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  13. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  14. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  15. גַּ֣תgat“Gath”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from גַּת · “Gath” · Strong's H1661
  16. יִסֹּ֔בyi.So“let it go round”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סָבַב · “turn” · Strong's H5437G
  17. אֲר֖וֹן'a.Ron“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  18. אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  19. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  20. וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּvai.yas.Se.bu“and they brought round”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from סָבַב · “turn” · Strong's H5437G
  21. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  22. אֲר֖וֹן'a.Ron“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  23. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  24. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)