H9001–/וַ–v

So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together; and the damsel's father said unto the man: 'Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.'

וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכְל֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

וַיָּ֥קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְצַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥לֶן (וַ) va “and”

And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said: 'Stay thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth'; and they did eat, both of them.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him: 'Behold, now the day draweth toward evening; tarry, I pray you, all night; behold, the day groweth to an end; lodge here, t

וַיָּ֤קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus--the same is Jerusalem; and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was with him.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

When they were by Jebus--the day was far spent--the servant said unto his master: 'Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And his master said unto him: 'We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto his servant: 'Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'

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

So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va. “and”

And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah; and he went in, and sat him down in the broad place of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.

וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֗א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the broad place of the city; and the old man said: 'Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?'

וַיִּשָּׂ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֛רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto him: 'We are passing from Beth-lehem in Judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem in Judah, and I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that taketh me into

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (וָ) va. “and”

And the old man said: 'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the broad place.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖בָל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying: 'Bring forth the man that came into thy house, th

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them: 'Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this wanton deed.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But the men would not hearken to him; so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning; and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּדְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּפֹּ֞ל (וַ) va. “and”

And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְתַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto her. 'Up, and let us be going'; but none answered; then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and got him unto his place.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ (וַֽ) va “and”

And it was so, that all that saw it said: 'Such a thing hath not happened nor been seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak.'

וְהָיָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD at Mizpah.

וַיֵּצְאוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקָּהֵ֨ל (וַ) va. “and”

And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.--

וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah. --And the children of Israel said: 'Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?'

וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”