H9001–/וַ–v

And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

וַיִּקְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt in their midst.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came to their cities on the third day; and their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

וַיִּסְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel. Then all the assembly murmured against the princes.

וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּ (וַ) va “and”

And all the princes said to all the assembly, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel, and now we may not touch them.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them.

וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”

And Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; whereas ye dwell in our midst?

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And they answered Joshua and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and did this thing.

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנִּירָ֨א (וַ) va. “and”וַֽנַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And he did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצֵּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the assembly, and for the altar of Jehovah, to this day, in the place which he should choose.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it, that he had done to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

that they feared greatly; for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piream king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [ergänzt: and] the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their armies, and they encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֜וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, saying, Withdraw not thy hand from thy servants: come up to us quickly, and save us and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered against us.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, even all the valiant men.

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear them not; for into thy hand have I given them: not a man of them shall stand before thee.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua came upon them suddenly; he went up from Gilgal all night.

וַיָּבֹ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and smote them [ergänzt: with] a great slaughter at Gibeon; and he chased them on the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them up to Azekah and Makkedah.

וַיְהֻמֵּ֤ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, -- they were at the descent of Beth-horon, -- that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them up to Azekah, and they died. They were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel had slain with the sword.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֻ֑תוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then spoke Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah gave up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand still upon Gibeon; And thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalon!

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And the sun stood still, and the moon remained where it was, until the nation had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? And the sun remained standing in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a full day.

וַיִּדֹּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp, to Gilgal.

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”