H9001–/וַ–v

When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

וְקָרָ֥אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

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

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it.

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

And when the LORD 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”

but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

וְאָֽכַלְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, and so ye sin against the LORD your God.

וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

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

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

then thy elders and thy judges shall come 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 it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which 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 a rough valley, which may neither be plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer's neck there in the valley.

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

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near--for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto Him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

וְנִגְּשׁ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they shall speak and say: 'Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

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

Forgive, O LORD, Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of Thy people Israel.' And the blood shall be forgiven them.

וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive,

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

and seest among the captives a woman of goodly form, and thou hast a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to thee to 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 raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thy house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month; and after that 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 whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not deal with her as a slave, because thou hast humbled her.

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

If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;

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

then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born;

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not hearken to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not hearken 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 stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.'

וְאָמְר֞וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; 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 hang him on a tree;

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