H9001–/וַ–v

In the morning therefore ye shall draw near by your tribes; and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come near by families; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come near by households; and the household which the LORD shall

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

And it shall be that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought a wanton deed in Israel.'

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.

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

And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.

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

And he brought near his household 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 unto Achan: 'My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto Him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Achan answered Joshua, and said: 'Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.

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

When I saw among the spoil a goodly Shinar mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it

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

So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

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

And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before the LORD.

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

And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them

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

And Joshua said: 'Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day.' And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones.

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

And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called The valley of Achor, unto this day.

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

And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Fear not, neither be thou dismayed; take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king; only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves; set thee an ambush for the city behind it.'

וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valour, and sent them forth by night.

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

And he commanded them, saying: 'Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready.

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

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city; and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.

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

And they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say: They flee before us, as at the first; so we will flee before them.

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

And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

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

And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of the LORD shall ye do; see, I have commanded you.'

וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

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

And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.

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

And all the people, even the men of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai--now there was a valley between him and Ai.

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

And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai.

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