H9001–/וַ–v

When thou comest nigh to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

וְקָרָ֥אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, if it shall make thee answer of peace, and open to thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein, shall be tributaries to thee, and they shall serve thee.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָתְחָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

וְעָשְׂתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְצַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thy hands, thou shalt smite every male of it with the edge of the sword:

וּנְתָנָ֛הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִכִּיתָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil of it, shalt thou take to thyself: and thou shalt eat the spoil of thy enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

That they may not teach you to do after all their abominations which they have done to their gods; so would ye sin against the LORD your God.

וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Only the trees which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it shall be subdued.

וְכָרָ֑תָּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנִ֣יתָ (וּ) u. “and”

Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure to the cities which are around him that is slain:

וְיָצְא֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָדְדוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And it shall be that the city which is next to the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;

וְהָיָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָֽקְח֡וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer to a rough valley, which is neither tilled nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley;

וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָֽרְפוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near (for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the LORD) and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried;

וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

וְעָנ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמְר֑וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be merciful, O LORD, to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

When thou goest forth to war against thy enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thy hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

וּנְתָנ֞וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire to her, that thou wouldest have her for thy wife:

וְרָאִיתָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then thou shalt bring her home to thy house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails:

וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ (וַ) va. “and”וְגִלְּחָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And she shall put off from her the raiment of her captivity, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that, thou shalt go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

וְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָֽכְתָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיְתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, if thou shalt have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money; thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.

וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

If a man shall have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated:

וְיָֽלְדוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not prefer the son of the beloved first-born, before the son of the hated, which is indeed the first-born:

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

If a man shall have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not hearken to them:

וְיסְּר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;

וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they shall say to the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

וְאָמְר֞וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shalt thou remove evil from among you, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ (וּ֠) U. “and”וָמֵ֔ת (וָ) va. “and”וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ (וּ) u. “and”

And if a man shall have committed a sin worthy of death, and he must be put to death, and thou shalt hang him on a tree:

וְהוּמָ֑ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְתָלִ֥יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”