H9001–/וַ–v

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak--the same is Hebron--in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

וַיָּ֨נַח (וַ) va “and”

and said unto them: 'Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you;

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”

ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וּ) u. “and”

So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given inheritance in Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward. Moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them,

וַיְבָרֲכֵֽם׃ (וַ) va “and”

and spoke unto them, saying: 'Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof th

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to look upon.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel heard say: 'Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the ch

וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest;

וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying:

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of the LORD,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against the LORD, that to-morrow He will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke unto the heads of the thousands of Israel:

וַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

for the LORD hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in the LORD; so might your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.

וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore we said: Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice;

וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”