H9001–/וַ–v

And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of Jehovah face to face.

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

And Jehovah said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

וַיִּבֶן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Take thy father's bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

וַיְהִי֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָרַסְתָּ֗ (וְ) ve. “and”

and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

וּבָנִ֨יתָ (וּ) u. “and”וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַעֲלִ֣יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had spoken unto him: and it came to pass, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֕עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? Or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst [ergänzt: it is yet] morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

וַיִּתְקַע֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִזָּעֵ֥ק (וַ) va “and”

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

וַיִזָּעֵ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.

וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”

And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖זַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֤מֶץ (וַ) va “and”

And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So he brought down the people unto the water: and Jehovah said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

וַיּ֥וֹרֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”