H9002–/וְ–v

For they came up regularly with their oxen and their tents; they came like the locusts in number; they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land for its destruction.

וּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם (וּ) u. “and”וְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And I took you out of the hands of the Egyptians and out of the hands of all who were cruel to you, and I sent them out by force from before you and gave you their land;

וּמִיַּ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”

And I said to you, I am the Lord your God; you are not to give worship to the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but you did not give ear to my voice.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the angel of the Lord came and took his seat under the oak-tree in Ophrah, in the field of Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was crushing grain in the place where the grapes were crushed, so that the Midianites might not see it.

וְגִדְע֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Gideon said to him, O my lord, if the Lord is with us why has all this come on us? And where are all his works of power, of which our fathers have given us word, saying, Did not the Lord take us out of Egypt? But now he has given us up, handing us o

וְיֵ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָ֥מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַיֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

וְאָנֹכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Gideon went in and made ready a young goat, and with an ephah of meal he made unleavened cakes: he put the meat in a basket and the soup in which it had been cooked he put in a pot, and he took it out to him under the oak-tree and gave it to him the

וְגִדְע֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵיפַת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמָּרַ֖ק (וְ) ve. “and”

And the angel of God said to him, Take the meat and the unleavened cakes and put them down on the rock over there, draining out the soup over them. And he did so.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנַּח֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the angel of the Lord put out the stick which was in his hand, touching the meat and the cakes with the end of it; and a flame came up out of the rock, burning up the meat and the cakes: and the angel of the Lord was seen no longer.

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

The same night the Lord said to him, Take ten men of your servants and an ox seven years old, and after pulling down the altar of Baal which is your father's, and cutting down the holy tree by its side,

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

Then Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had said to him; but fearing to do it by day, because of his father's people and the men of the town, he did it by night.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of the town got up early in the morning, and they saw the altar of Baal broken down, and the holy tree which was by it cut down, and the ox offered on the altar which had been put up there.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the men of the town said to Joash, Make your son come out to be put to death, for pulling down the altar of Baal and cutting down the holy tree which was by it.

וְיָמֹ֑ת (וְ) ve. “so”וְכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east, banding themselves together, went over and put up their tents in the valley of Jezreel.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק (וַ) va. “and”וּבְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”

But the spirit of the Lord came on Gideon; and at the sound of his horn all Abiezer came together after him.

וְר֣וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others.

וּמַלְאָכִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַלְאָכִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew.

וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, and all the people with him, got up early and put up their tents by the side of the water-spring of Harod; the tents of Midian were on the north side of him, under the hill of Moreh in the valley.

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

So now, let it be given out to the people that anyone who is shaking with fear is to go back from Mount Galud. So twenty-two thousand of the people went back, but there were still ten thousand.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָרֵ֔ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִצְפֹּ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת (וַ) va. “and”

Then the Lord said to Gideon, There are still more people than is necessary; take them down to the water so that I may put them to the test for you there; then whoever I say is to go with you will go, and whoever I say is not to go will not go.

וְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְכֹ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”

So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.

וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to Gideon, By those three hundred who were drinking with their tongues I will give you salvation and give the Midianites into your hands; let the rest of the people go away, every man to his place.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”