H9001–/וַ–v

So in the morning you are to come near, tribe by tribe; and the tribe marked out by the Lord is to come near, family by family; and the family marked out by the Lord is to come near, house by house; and the house marked out by the Lord is to come near, m

וְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the man who is taken with the cursed thing is to be burned, with everything which is his; because he has gone against the agreement of the Lord and has done an act of shame in Israel.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Joshua got up early in the morning, and made Israel come before him by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken;

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

Then he made Judah come forward, and the family of the Zerahites was taken; and he made the family of the Zerahites come forward man by man; and Zabdi was taken;

וַיַּקְרֵב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֕ד (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

Then the house of Zabdi came forward man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel; give me word now of what you have done, and keep nothing back from me.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Achan, answering, said to Joshua, Truly I have done wrong against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:

וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

When I saw among their goods a fair robe of Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver, and a mass of gold, fifty shekels in weight, I was overcome by desire and took them; and they are put away in the earth in my tent, and the silver is under it.

וָאֵ֣רֶא (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם (וָֽ) va. “and”וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם (וָֽ) va. “and”

So Joshua sent men quickly, and looking in his tent, they saw where the robe had been put away secretly with the silver under it.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרֻ֖צוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they took them from the tent and came back with them to Joshua and the children of Israel, and put them before the Lord.

וַיִּקָּחוּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאוּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם (וַ) va “and”

Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, the son of Zerah, and the silver and the robe and the mass of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his asses and his sheep and his tent and everything he had; and they took them up into the valley o

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua said, Why have you been a cause of trouble to us? Today the Lord will send trouble on you. And all Israel took part in stoning him; they had him stoned to death and then burned with fire.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרְפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְקְל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And over him they put a great mass of stones, which is there to this day; then the heat of the Lord's wrath was turned away. So that place was named, The Valley of Achor, to this day.

וַיָּקִ֨ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

Then the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear and do not be troubled: take with you all the fighting-men and go up against Ai: for I have given into your hands the king of Ai and his people and his town and his land:

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And you are to do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king: but their goods and their cattle you may take for yourselves: let a secret force be stationed to make a surprise attack on the town from the back.

וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Joshua and the fighting-men got ready to go up against Ai; and Joshua took thirty thousand men of war, and sent them out by night.

וַיָּ֧קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְחַ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם (וַ) va “and”

And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

וַיְצַ֨ו (וַ) va “and”וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (וִ) vi “and”

And I and all the people with me will come near the town, and when they come out against us as they did before, we will go in flight from them;

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַ֖סְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they will come out after us, till we have got them away from the town; for they will say, They have gone in flight from us as before; so we will go in flight before them;

וְיָצְא֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַ֖סְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you will get up from your secret position and take the town, for the Lord your God will give it up into your hands.

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

And when you have taken the town, put fire to it, as the Lord has said: see, I have given you your orders.

וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So Joshua sent them out: and they took up a secret position between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua kept with the people that night.

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧לֶן (וַ) va “and”

And early in the morning Joshua got up, and put the people in order, and he and the chiefs of Israel went up before the people to Ai.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְקֹ֖ד (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

And all the fighting-men who were with him went up and came near the town, and took up a position on the north side of Ai facing the town, with a valley between him and the town.

וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.

וַיִּקַּ֕ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”