H9001–/וַ–v

And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

וַיִּקְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the congregation swore unto them.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

וַיִּסְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּ (וַ) va “and”

But all the princes said unto all the congregation: 'We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel; now therefore we may not touch them.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.

וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”

And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: 'Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And they answered Joshua, and said: 'Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנִּירָ֨א (וַ) va. “and”וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצֵּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, unto this day, in the place which He should choose.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם (וַ) va “and”

Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel,

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying:

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made w

וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying: 'Slack not thy hands from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Fear them not; for I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand against thee.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night.

וַיָּבֹ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon; and they chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

וַיְהֻמֵּ֤ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died; they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the chil

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֻ֑תוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel: 'Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

וַיִּדֹּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”