H9002–/וְ–v

Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which He commanded Joshua.

וּשְׁלַל֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, un

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְב֣וֹא (וּ) u. “and”

And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger as the home-born; half of them in front of mo

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּזְקֵנָ֡יו (וּ) u. “and”וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁפְטָ֡יו (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that walked among them.

וְהַנָּשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַטַּ֔ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגֵּ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the Lowland, and on all the shore of the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebus

וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכֹל֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

וְיֹשְׁבֵ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָעָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine skins, worn and rent and patched up;

וְנֹאד֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.

וּנְעָל֨וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel: 'We are come from a far country; now therefore make ye a covenant with us.'

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: 'Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?'

וְאֵ֖יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said unto Joshua: 'We are thy servants.' And Joshua said unto them: 'Who are ye? and from whence come ye?'

וּמֵאַ֥יִן (וּ) u. “and”

And they said unto him: 'From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God; for we have heard the fame of Him, and all that He did in Egypt,

וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְע֥וֹג (וּ) u. “and”

And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying: Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them: We are your servants; and now make ye a covenant with us.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכ֖וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become crumbs.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'

וְאֵ֨לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֤לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

וְעָרֵיהֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְאֵר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְקִרְיַ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

But all the princes said unto all the congregation: 'We have sworn unto them by the LORD, the God of Israel; now therefore we may not touch them.

וְעַתָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”

This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we swore unto them.'

וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken concerning them.

וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”