H9001–/וַ–v

The men took of their provision, and didn't ask counsel at the mouth of Yahweh.

וַיִּקְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant 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”

It happened at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.

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

The children of Israel traveled, and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

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

The children of Israel didn't strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. 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 Yahweh, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

The princes said to them, Let them live: so they became wood cutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.

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

Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, Why have you deceived us, saying, We are very far from you; when you dwell among us?

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

They answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that Yahweh your 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 sore 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”

So did he to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they didn't kill them.

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

That day Joshua made those wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם (וַ) va “and”

Now it happened, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem 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”

Therefore Adoni-zedek 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, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.

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

The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Don't slack your hand from your 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 together against us.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't fear them: for I have delivered them into your hands; there shall not a man of them stand before you.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Joshua therefore came on them suddenly; [ergänzt: for] he went up from Gilgal all the night.

וַיָּבֹ֧א (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh confused them before Israel, and he killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah, and to Makkedah.

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

It happened, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, that Yahweh cast down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.

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

Then spoke Joshua to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand you still on Gibeon; You, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and didn't hurry to go down about a whole day.

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

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

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

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

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