H9002–/וְ–v

And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

וְצַלְמֻנָּ֑ע (וְ) ve. “and”וְצַלְמֻנָּ֤ע (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

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

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

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

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

וּתְנוּ־ (וּ) u. “and”

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.

וּשְׁבַע־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִגְדֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבַד֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

וּלְבֵית֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן (וּ) u. “and”

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

וּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “so”

But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (וַ) va. “and”

But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (וַ) va. “and”

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֹאכַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְתָמִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”