H9001–/וַ–v

After Abim'elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu'ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is'sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E'phraim.

וַיָּקָם֩ (וַ) va “and”

And he judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died, and was buried at Shamir.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

After him arose Ja'ir the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty asses; and they had thirty cities, called Hav'voth-ja'ir to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Ja'ir died, and was buried in Kamon.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba'als and the Ash'taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and did not serve him.

וַיֹּסִ֣פוּ׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַזְב֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites,

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and they crushed and oppressed the children of Israel that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

וַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of E'phraim; so that Israel was sorely distressed.

וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֥צֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the people of Israel cried to the LORD, saying, "We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken our God and have served the Ba'als."

וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ד (וַֽ) va. “and”

And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?

וַ֥יֹּאמֶר (וַ֥) Va “and”

The Sido'nians also, and the Amal'ekites, and the Ma'onites, oppressed you; and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

וַתִּצְעֲק֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”וָאוֹשִׁ֥יעָה (וָ) va. “and”

Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.

וַתַּעַבְד֖וּ (וַ) va. “and”

And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day."

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.

וַיָּסִ֜ירוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקְצַ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.

וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.

וַיּ֥וֹלֶד (וַ) va “and”

And Gilead's wife also bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they thrust Jephthah out, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman."

וַתֵּ֧לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּגְדְּל֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows collected round Jephthah, and went raiding with him.

וַיִּבְרַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel.

וַיְהִ֖י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites."

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וְהָיִ֥יתָה (וְ) ve. “and”

But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in trouble?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִי (וַ) va. “and”

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”