H9001–/וַ–v

Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out speedily, neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.

וַיַּנַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

וַֽיִּהְי֕וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

וַיִּקְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim, and the groves.

וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨קֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם (וַ) va “and”

And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

וַתְּהִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֣עָז (וַ) va. “and”

And the land had rest forty years: and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֖מָת (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק (וַ) va “and”

And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon king of Moab.

וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּקֶם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

וַיַּעַשׂ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְגֹּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

וַיַּקְרֵב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”

But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer-parlor, which he had for himself alone: and Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee. And he arose from his seat.

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

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

And the haft also entered after the blade: and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר (וַ) va “and”וְנָעָֽל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer-chamber.

וַיִּרְא֕וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they tarried till they were ashamed: and behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor, therefore they took a key and opened them: and behold, their lord lay dead on the earth.

וַיָּחִ֣ילוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Ehud escaped while they tarried; and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.

וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְקַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּרְד֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to them, Follow me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan towards Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּרְד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”