H9001–/וַ–v

And the LORD said to Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand: and let all the other people go every man to his place.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent of all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. And the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Arise, go down to the host; for I have delivered it into thy hand.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down to the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant to the outside of the armed men that were in the host.

וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֵּ֤רֶד (וַ) va “and”

And when Gideon had come, behold, there was a man that told a dream to his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread rolled into the host of Midian, and came to a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֧הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֛ל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וְנָפַ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And his fellow answered, and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and its interpretation, that he worshiped, and returned to the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

וַיַּ֛חַץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

And he said to them, Look on me, and do likewise: and behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that as I do, so shall ye do.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

וְתָקַעְתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְקַעְתֶּ֨ם (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow with: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

וַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּ (וַֽ֠) Va “and”וַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they stood every man in his place around the camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zereroth, and to the border of Abel-meholah, to Tabbath.

וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨נָס (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel assembled out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued the Midianites.

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

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim assembled, and took the waters to Beth-barah and Jordan.

וַיִּצָּעֵ֞ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of Jordan.

וַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּהַרְג֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why hast thou treated us thus, that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? and they chid with him sharply.

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

And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me: for they are faint, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy army?

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”