H9001–/וַ–v

Why do you make your hearts hard, like the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians? When he had made sport of them, did they not let the people go, and they went away?

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

So now, take and make ready a new cart, and two cows which have never come under the yoke, and have the cows yoked to the cart, and take their young ones away from them:

וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧ם (וַ) va. “and”

And put the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the gold images which you are sending as a sin-offering in a chest by its side; and send it away so that it may go.

וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלָֽךְ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

If it goes by the land of Israel to Beth-shemesh, then this great evil is his work; but if not, then we may be certain that the evil was not his doing, but was the working of chance.

וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in their living-place:

וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְר֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold images.

וַיָּשִׂ֛מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, and the sound of their voices was clear on the road; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the edge o

וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And the people of Beth-shemesh were cutting their grain in the valley, and lifting up their eyes they saw the ark and were full of joy when they saw it.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and came to a stop there by a great stone: and cutting up the wood of the cart they made a burned offering of the cows to the Lord.

וַתַּעֲמֹ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then the Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest in which were the gold images, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh made burned offerings and gave worship that day before the Lord.

וַיָּשִׂ֖מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the five lords of the Philistines, having seen it, went back to Ekron the same day.

וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.

וַיַּ֞ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they sent men to the people living in Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have sent back the ark of the Lord; come and take it up to your country.

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּה֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.

וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט (וַ) va “and”

Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעַ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיְהֻמֵּ֔ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and went after the Philistines, attacking them till they came under Beth-car.

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֕וּם (וַ) va “and”