H9001–/וַ–v

These rules are to be your guide in judging through all your generations wherever you may be living.

וְהָי֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the heads of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came to Moses, the chiefs and the heads of families of the children of Israel being present,

וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And said, The Lord gave orders to my lord to make distribution of the land as their heritage to the children of Israel: and my lord was ordered by the Lord to give the heritage of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now if they get married to any of the sons of other tribes of the children of Israel, then their property will be taken away from the heritage of our fathers, and become part of the heritage of the tribe into which they get married: and their heritage wi

וְ֠הָיוּ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְנִגְרְעָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנוֹסַ֕ף (וְ) ve. “and”

And at the time of the Jubilee of the children of Israel, their property will be joined to the heritage of the tribe of which they are part and will be taken away from the heritage of the tribe of our fathers.

וְנֽוֹסְפָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So by the direction of the Lord, Moses gave orders to the children of Israel, saying, What the tribe of the sons of Joseph have said is right.

וַיְצַ֤ו (וַ) va “and”

For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, took as their husbands the sons of their father's brothers:

וַתִּהְיֶ֜ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

And were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and their property was kept in the tribe of their father's family

וַתְּהִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Now in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses gave to the children of Israel all the orders which the Lord had given him for them;

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;

וָאֹמַ֣ר (וָ) va. “and”

And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.

וַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va. “and”

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men and respected, and made them rulers over you, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds and captains of fifties and captains of tens, and overseers of your tribes.

וָאֶקַּ֞ח (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶתֵּ֥ן (וָ) va. “and”

And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.

וָאֲצַוֶּה֙ (וָ) va. “and”וּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”

In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I wil

וּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And at that time I gave you all the orders which you were to do.

וָאֲצַוֶּ֥ה (וָ) va. “and”

Then we went on from Horeb, through all that great and cruel waste which you saw, on our way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as the Lord gave us orders; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

וַנִּסַּ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַנֵּ֡לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַנָּבֹ֕א (וַ) va. “and”

And I said to you, You have come to the hill-country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us.

וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”

And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

וַתִּקְרְב֣וּן (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va. “and”

And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;

וַיִּיטַ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וָאֶקַּ֤ח (וָ) va. “and”

And they went up into the hill-country and came to the valley of Eshcol, and saw what was there.

וַיִּפְנוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And taking in their hands some of the fruit of the land, they came down again to us, and gave us their account, saying, It is a good land which the Lord our God is giving us.

וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיּוֹרִ֖דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׁ֨בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

But going against the order of the Lord your God, you would not go up:

וַתַּמְר֕וּ (וַ) va. “and”

And you made an angry outcry in your tents, and said, In his hate for us the Lord has taken us out of the land of Egypt, to give us up into the hands of the Amorites for our destruction.

וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va. “and”

Then I said to you, Have no fear of them.

וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”

And the Lord, hearing your words, was angry, and said with an oath,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְצֹ֖ף (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”