H9001–/וַ–v

And the men took of their provisions, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

וַיִּקְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation swore to 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 league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them.

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

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

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

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּ (וַ) va “and”

But all the princes said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood, and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised 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; when ye dwell among us?

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

And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were greatly afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

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

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

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

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

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם (וַ) va “and”

Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how 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, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men of it were mighty.

וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, assembled themselves, and went up, they and all their hosts, and 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, Slack 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 mountains, are assembled against us.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Joshua therefore came to them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

וַיָּבֹ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and to 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, and were in the descent to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them to Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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

Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

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

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

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

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