H9002–/וְ–v

And he said, "You take my gods which I made, and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, 'What ails you?'"

וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

And the Danites said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household."

וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And taking what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, the Danites came to La'ish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.

וְהֵ֨מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּבֹטֵ֔חַ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any one. It was in the valley which belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt in it.

וְאֵ֨ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָבָ֤ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִ֕יא (וְ) ve. “and”

And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was La'ish at the first.

וְאוּלָ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Danites set up the graven image for themselves; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

וִ֠יהוֹנָתָן (וִ֠) Vi. “and”וּבָנָ֗יו (וּ) u. “and”

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

וּמֶ֖לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of asses. And he came to her father's house; and when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him.

וְנַעֲר֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֶ֣מֶד (וְ) ve. “and”

And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go."

וְאַחַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

So the two men sat and ate and drank together; and the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry."

וְלִ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִטַ֥ב (וְ) ve. “so”

And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day has waned toward evening; pray tarry all night. Behold, the day draws to its close; lodge here and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home."

וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְנַעֲר֑וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִיטַ֣ב (וְ) ve. “so”

But the man would not spend the night; he rose up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled asses, and his concubine was with him.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמּ֗וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

When they were near Jebus, the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, "Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jeb'usites, and spend the night in it."

וְהַיּ֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָס֛וּרָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְנָלִ֥ין (וְ) ve. “so”

And he said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night at Gib'e-ah or at Ramah."

וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gib'e-ah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city; for no man took them into his house to spend the night.

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening; the man was from the hill country of E'phraim, and he was sojourning in Gib'e-ah; the men of the place were Benjaminites.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfarer in the open square of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? and whence do you come?"

וּמֵאַ֥יִן (וּ) u. “and”

And he said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; and I am going to my home; and nobody takes me into his house.

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

We have straw and provender for our asses, with bread and wine for me and your maidservant and the young man with your servants; there is no lack of anything."

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֠גַם (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וָיַ֤יִן (וָ) va. “and”וְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַנַּ֖עַר (וְ) ve. “and”

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, base fellows, beset the house round about, beating on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

Behold, here are my virgin daughter and his concubine; let me bring them out now. Ravish them and do with them what seems good to you; but against this man do not do so vile a thing."

וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַנּ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלָאִ֤ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine, and put her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

וְהִנֵּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָדֶ֖יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

He said to her, "Get up, let us be going." But there was no answer. Then he put her upon the ass; and the man rose up and went away to his home.

וְנֵלֵ֖כָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And all who saw it said, "Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak."

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”