H9001–/וַ–v

And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting the house, so that I may put my back against them.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God, do have me now in mind, and do make me strong only this once, O God, so that I may take one last payment from the Philistines for my two eyes.

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

Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left.

וַיִּלְפֹּ֨ת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on who

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.

וַיֵּרְד֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim named Micah.

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see,

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

And he gave back the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I have made the silver holy to the Lord from me for my son, to make a pictured image and a metal image.

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

So he gave the silver back to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a metal-worker who made a pictured image and a metal image from them: and it was in the house of Micah.

וַיָּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְהִ֖י (וַ) va “and”

And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמַלֵּ֗א (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”

Now there was a young man living in Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah and a Levite, who was not a townsman of the place.

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”

And he went away from the town of Beth-lehem-judah, looking for somewhere to make his living-place; and on his journey he came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Beth-lehem-judah, and I am looking for a living-place.

וַיֹּאמֶר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Micah said to him, Make your living-place with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year and your clothing and food.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.

וַיּ֥וֹאֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

וַיְמַלֵּ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֖י (וַ) va “and”

Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the children of Dan sent five men from among their number, strong men, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to take a look at the land and make a search through it; and they said to them, Go and make a search through the land; and they came to the hill-countr

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

When they were near the house of Micah, hearing a voice which was not strange to them, that of the young Levite, they went out of their road to his place, and said to him, How did you come here? and what are you doing in this place? and why are you here?

וַיָּס֣וּרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to them, This is what Micah did for me, and he gave me payment and I became his priest.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי (וַ) va “and”וָאֱהִי־ (וָ) va. “and”

Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.

וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the five men went on their way and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, living without thought of danger, like the Zidonians, quiet and safe; for they had everything on earth for their needs, and they were far from the Zidonians and had

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they came back to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, What news have you?

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

And they said, Up! and let us go against Laish; for we have seen the land, and it is very good: why are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to go in and take the land for your heritage.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”