H9001–/וַ–v

When you come to a town, before attacking it, make an offer of peace.

וְקָרָ֥אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָתְחָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃ (וַ) va. “and”

If however it will not make peace with you, but war, then let it be shut in on all sides:

וְעָשְׂתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְצַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the Lord your God has given it into your hands, let every male in it be put to death without mercy.

וּנְתָנָ֛הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִכִּיתָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the women and the children and the cattle and everything in the town and all its wealth, you may take for yourselves: the wealth of your haters, which the Lord your God has given you, will be your food.

וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So that you may not take them as your example and do all the disgusting things which they do in the worship of their gods, so sinning against the Lord your God.

וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Only those trees which you are certain are not used for food may be cut down and put to destruction: and you are to make walls of attack against the town till it is taken.

וְכָרָ֑תָּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנִ֣יתָ (וּ) u. “and”

Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;

וְיָצְא֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָדְדוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

וְהָיָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָֽקְח֡וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken:

וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָֽרְפוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Will say, This death is not the work of our hands and our eyes have not seen it.

וְעָנ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמְר֑וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

When you go out to war against other nations, and the Lord your God gives them up into your hands and you take them as prisoners;

וּנְתָנ֞וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁבִ֥יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

If among the prisoners you see a beautiful woman and it is your desire to make her your wife;

וְרָאִיתָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָשַׁקְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then take her back to your house; and let her hair and her nails be cut;

וַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ (וַ) va. “and”וְגִלְּחָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And let her take off the dress in which she was made prisoner and go on living in your house and weeping for her father and mother for a full month: and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she will be your wife.

וְהֵסִ֩ירָה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָֽשְׁבָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָֽכְתָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעַלְתָּ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיְתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But if you have no delight in her, you are to let her go wherever she will; you may not take a price for her as if she was your property, for you have made use of her for your pleasure.

וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתָּהּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:

וְיָֽלְדוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

וְיסְּר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink.

וְאָמְר֞וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.

וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ (וּ֠) U. “and”וָמֵ֔ת (וָ) va. “and”וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ (וּ) u. “and”

If a man does a crime for which the punishment is death, and he is put to death by hanging him on a tree;

וְהוּמָ֑ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְתָלִ֥יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”