H9001–/וַ–v

And they sat down, and ate and drank both of them together: for the damsel's father had said to 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 when the man rose to depart, his father-in-law urged him: therefore 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, Comfort thy heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they ate both of them.

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

And when the man arose to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now the day draweth towards evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day is coming to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

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 arose and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

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

And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in to this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And his master said to him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

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

And he said to his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

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

And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by 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 and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat down in a street 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 when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a way-faring man in the street 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 to him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-Judah towards the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me into his house.

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

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; however, let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So he brought him into his house, and gave provender to the asses: and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

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

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house on all sides, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

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

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to 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 in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshhold.

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

And he said to her, Rise, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her upon an ass, and the man rose, and went to 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, with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into 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, There hath been no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came from the land of Egypt to this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

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, to the LORD in Mizpeh.

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

And the chief 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 Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?

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