2. and the Philistines took the ark of Elohim and brought it into the house of Dag̅on and set it by Dag̅on.
3. And the Ashdoḏites rose early in the morning and saw Dag̅on fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of יהוה. So they took Dag̅on and put it in its place again.
4. And they arose early the next morning and saw Dag̅on fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of יהוה, and the head of Dag̅on and both the palms of its hands cut off, on the threshold, only Dag̅on itself was left of it.
5. That is why, to this day, the priests of Dag̅on and all who come into Dag̅on’s house do not tread on the threshold of Dag̅on in Ashdoḏ.
6. But the hand of יהוה was heavy on the Ashdoḏites, and He wasted them and smote them with tumours – Ashdoḏ and its borders.
7. And when the men of Ashdoḏ saw this, they said, “Let not the ark of the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl remain with us, for His hand has been hard on us, and on Dag̅on our mighty one.”
8. Then they sent and gathered to them all the princes of the Philistines, and said, “What do we do with the ark of the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl?” And they answered, “Let the ark of the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl be removed to Gath.” And they removed the ark of the Elohim of Yisra’ĕl.