H9002–/וְ–v

And the gold mice, one for every town of the Philistines, the property of the five lords, walled towns as well as country places: and the great stone where they put the ark of the Lord is still in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite to this day.

וְעַכְבְּרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֣ד׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord to the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and they made his son Eleazar holy and put the ark in his care.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe

וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָכִ֨ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַצֵּ֥ל (וְ) ve. “so”

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

וְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥ל (וְ) ve. “so”

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.

וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”

Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.

וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”

So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the towns which the Philistines had taken were given back to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and all the country round them Israel made free from the power of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶ֨ת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.

וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.

וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

וּבָנֶ֕יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”

And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.

וְלָשׂ֣וּם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִקְצֹ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְלֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.

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

He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

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

He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”