And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, Let not the ark of the God of Israel be with us, for his hand is hard on us and on Dagon our god.

Και οτε ειδον οι ανδρες της Αζωτου οτι εγεινεν ουτως, ειπον, Η κιβωτος του Θεου του Ισραηλ δεν θελει κατοικει μεθ' ημων· διοτι η χειρ αυτου εσκληρυνθη εφ' ημας και επι τον Δαγων τον θεον ημων.

And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us; for his hand is severe on us, and on Dagon our god.”