H9001–/וַ–v

When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it.

וְקָרָ֥אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then all the people that are found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.

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

And if it will not make peace with thee, but will make war with thee, then thou shalt besiege it;

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

and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

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

only the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that shall be in the city, all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take as booty for thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee

וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, so that ye sin against Jehovah your God.

וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Only the trees which thou knowest are not trees for meat, thou mayest destroy and cut them down, and build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

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

then thine elders and thy judges shall go forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain;

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

and the city that is nearest unto him that is slain, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer that hath not been wrought with, that hath not drawn in the yoke;

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

and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto an ever-flowing watercourse, which is not tilled, nor is it sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the watercourse;

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

and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to do service unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall be every controversy and every stroke.

וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

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

Forgive thy people Israel, whom thou, Jehovah, hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood to the charge of thy people Israel; and the blood shall be expiated for them.

וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou hast taken captives of them,

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

and thou seest among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and hast a desire unto her, and takest her as thy wife;

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

then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

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

and she shall put the clothes of her captivity from off her, and shall abide in thy house, and bewail her father and mother a full month, and afterwards thou mayest go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

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

And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go according to her desire; but thou shalt in no wise sell her for money; thou shalt not treat her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

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

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and one hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated, and the firstborn son be hers that was hated;

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

then it shall be, in the day that he maketh his sons to inherit what he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;

וְיסְּר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

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

and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is unmanageable and rebellious, he hearkeneth not unto our voice; he is a profligate and a drunkard.

וְאָמְר֞וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. And thou shalt put evil away from thy midst; and all Israel shall hear and fear.

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

And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou have hanged him on a tree,

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