H9001–/וַ–v

But if you say anything about our business here, then we will be free from the oath you have made us take.

וְהָיִ֣ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she said, Let it be as you say. Then she sent them away, and they went; and she put the bright red cord in the window.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va. “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקְשֹׁ֛ר (וַ) va. “and”

And they went into the hill-country and were there three days, till the men who had gone after them had come back; and those who went after them were searching for them everywhere without coming across them.

וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the two men came down from the hill-country and went over and came back to Joshua, the son of Nun; and they gave him a complete account of what had taken place.

וַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּרְד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And they said to Joshua, Truly, the Lord has given all the land into our hands; and all the people of the land have become like water because of us.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then Joshua got up early in the morning, and, moving on from Shittim, he and all the children of Israel came to Jordan and were there for the night before going over.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּלִ֥נוּ (וַ) va “and”

And at the end of three days, the men in authority over the people went through the tents,

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Giving the people their orders, and saying, When you see the ark of the agreement of the Lord your God lifted up by the priests, the Levites, then get up from your places and go after it;

וַיְצַוּוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

And Joshua said to the people, Make yourselves holy, for tomorrow the Lord will do works of wonder among you.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the agreement and go over in front of the people. So they took up the ark of the agreement and went in front of the people.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Joshua, From now on I will give you glory in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may see that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come to me here: and give ear to the words of the Lord your God.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua said, By this you will see that the living God is among you, and that he will certainly send out from before you the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Hivite and the Perizzite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Jebusite.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when the feet of the priests who take up the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, come to rest in the waters of Jordan, the waters of Jordan will be cut off, all the waters flowing down from higher up, and will come together in a mass.

וְהָיָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So when the people went out from their tents to go over Jordan, the priests who took up the ark of the agreement were in front of the people;

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

Then the waters flowing down from higher up were stopped and came together in a mass a long way back at Adam, a town near Zarethan; and the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were cut off: and the people went across opposite Jeri

וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the priests who took up the ark of the agreement of the Lord kept their places, with their feet on dry land in the middle of Jordan, while all Israel went over on dry land, till all the nation had gone over Jordan.

וַיַּעַמְד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests were resting, twelve stones, and take them over with you and put them down in the place where you take your rest tonight.

וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנַּחְתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of Jordan, and let every one of you take up a stone on his back, one for every tribe of the children of Israel:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then you will say to them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Lord's agreement; when it went over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones will be a sign for the children of Israel, keeping it in their memor

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”וְ֠הָיוּ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֡וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבִר֤וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנִּח֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.

וַיִּ֣הְיוּ (וַ) va “and”

For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.

וַיְמַהֲר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”