H9001–/וַ–v

And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,

וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [ergänzt: which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [ergänzt: they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

[ergänzt: These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.

וַיָּ֨נַח (וַ) va “and”

and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened to my voice in all that I commanded you.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”

Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and ye have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וּ) u. “and”

And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their tents.

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given [ergänzt: inheritance] in Bashan, and to the other half thereof had Joshua given among their brethren on this side the Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them also,

וַיְבָרֲכֵֽם׃ (וַ) va “and”

and spoke to them, saying, Return unto your tents with much wealth and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with copper, and with iron, and with clothing, in very great quantity; divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the country of Gilead, into the land of their possession, of which they had become possessed, according to the word of Jehovah through Moses.

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they came to the districts of the Jordan that are in the land of Canaan; and the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of grand appearance.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the districts of the Jordan, separately from the children of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the children of Israel heard [ergänzt: of it], the whole assembly of the children of Israel gathered together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,

וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they came to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us? from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the assembly of Jehovah.

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And ye turn away this day from following Jehovah; and it will be, that since ye rebel this day against Jehovah, to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole assembly of Israel.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the thousands of Israel,

וַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad, ye have no portion in Jehovah! And so shall your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.

וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And we said, Let us now set to work to build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice,

וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”