H9001–/וַ–v

Now the men of Ephraim came together and took up arms and went over to Zaphon; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to make war against the children of Ammon without sending for us to go with you? Now we will put your house on fire over you.

וַיִּצָּעֵק֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֶזְעַ֣ק (וָ) va. “and”

So when I saw that there was no help to be had from you, I put my life in my hand and went over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hands: why then have you come up to me this day to make war on me?

וָֽאֶרְאֶ֞ה (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאָשִׂ֨ימָה (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.

וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;

וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וְֽ֠הָיָה (וְֽ֠) Ve. “and”וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀ (וַ) va “and”

Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.

וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֞ל (וַ) va “and”

Now Jephthah was judge of Israel for six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in his town, Mizpeh of Gilead.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And after him, Ibzan of Beth-lehem was judge of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

And Ibzan came to his death and his body was put to rest at Beth-lehem.

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

And after him, Elon the Zebulonite was judge of Israel; and he was judge of Israel for ten years.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

And Elon the Zebulonite came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

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

And after him, Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, was judge of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

And Abdon, the son of Hillel, came to his death, and his body was put to rest in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.

וַיָּ֛מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנֵ֧ם (וַ) va “and”

Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.

וַיֵּרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָרִ֖ית (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָלַ֥דְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the woman came in, and said to her husband, A man came to me, and his form was like the form of a god, causing great fear; I put no question to him about where he came from, and he did not give me his name;

וַתָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come.

וַיֶּעְתַּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”

So the woman, running quickly, gave her husband the news, saying, I have seen the man who came to me the other day.

וַתְּמַהֵר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֖רָץ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Manoah got up and went after his wife, and came up to the man and said to him, Are you the man who was talking to this woman? And he said, I am.

וַיָּ֛קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”