OET interlinear 1 SAM 5:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ & אֶת

and,rose_early people_of_ʼAshdōd & DOM

Here the expression arose early does not necessarily mean that the Ashdodites got up earlier than usual in order to look inside the temple. While the author often does use the expression to mean that people got up earlier than usual in order to do an action he describes, for example, in [1:19](../01/19.md) and [15:12](../15/12.md), here and in the next verse it introduces what happened when the Ashdodites first got up. The UST models one way to express this meaning.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן

and=see/lo/see! Dāgōn

See how you translated the similar expression in [2:31](../02/31.md). Alternate translation: [and they found that Dagon]

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֙ אַ֔רְצָ⁠ה

Dāgōn fallen on,face_of,his towards=land

In this culture, lying face down on the ground in front of someone was an action that symbolized submission. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [Dagon was submissively lying prostrate]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֖י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:12](../01/12.md). Alternate translation: [before]