H9001–/וַ–v

And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain: but he knew not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ (וַ) va “and”

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue them: and they pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּנָּתְק֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And there was not a man left in Ai, or Beth-el that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued Israel.

וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the LORD said to Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand towards Ai; for I will give it into thy hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand towards the city.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֧ט (וַ) va “and”

And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted, and set the city on fire.

וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

וַיִּפְנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again and slew the men of Ai.

וַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they chased them, and when they had all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation to this day.

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise upon it a great heap of stones, that remaineth to this day.

וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lifted up any iron: and they offered upon it burnt-offerings to the LORD, and sacrificed peace-offerings.

וַיַּעֲל֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

וַיִּכְתָּב־ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when all the kings who were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite heard these things,

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

That they assembled themselves, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

They did work craftily, and went and made as if they had been embassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they went to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they said to Joshua, we are thy servants. And Joshua said to them, Who are ye? and whence come ye?

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they said to him, From a very far country thy servants have come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore our elders, and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provisions with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us:

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”