H9002–/וְ–v

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; wherefore did ye not recover them within that time?

וּבִבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעַרְע֣וֹר (וּ) u. “and”וּבִבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַדּ֥וּעַ (וּ) u. “and”

I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me; the LORD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.'

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

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

And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְרַק֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said: 'Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art become my troubler; for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.'

וְאַ֖תְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָנֹכִ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And she said unto her father: 'Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.'

וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said: 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

וְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed; and she had not known man. And it was a custom in Israel,

וְהִיא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed to Zaphon; and they said unto Jephthah: 'Wherefore didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.'

וְלָ֙נוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jephthah said unto them: 'I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

וְעַמִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand; wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?'

וְלָמָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”

then said they unto him: 'Say now Shibboleth'; and he said 'Sibboleth'; for he could not frame to pronounce it right; then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנַ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”

And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”

And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts; and he judged Israel eight years.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.

וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her: 'Behold now, thou art barren, and hast not borne; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁכָ֑ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.'

וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמוֹרָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְה֗וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying: 'A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name;

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

but he said unto me: Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.'

וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁכָ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said: 'Oh, LORD, I pray Thee, let the man of God whom Thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.'

וְיוֹרֵ֕נוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.

וְהִיא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָנ֥וֹחַ (וּ) u. “and”