H9001–/וַ–v

Then Gideon was certain that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, I am in fear, O Lord God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.

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

But the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; have no fear: you are in no danger of death.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Gideon made an altar there to the Lord, and gave it the name Yahweh-shalom; to this day it is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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

The same night the Lord said to him, Take ten men of your servants and an ox seven years old, and after pulling down the altar of Baal which is your father's, and cutting down the holy tree by its side,

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

Make an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock, in the ordered way and take the ox and make a burned offering with the wood of the holy tree which has been cut down.

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

Then Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had said to him; but fearing to do it by day, because of his father's people and the men of the town, he did it by night.

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

And the men of the town got up early in the morning, and they saw the altar of Baal broken down, and the holy tree which was by it cut down, and the ox offered on the altar which had been put up there.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they said to one another, Who has done this thing? And after searching with care, they said, Gideon, the son of Joash, has done this thing.

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

Then the men of the town said to Joash, Make your son come out to be put to death, for pulling down the altar of Baal and cutting down the holy tree which was by it.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.

וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east, banding themselves together, went over and put up their tents in the valley of Jezreel.

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

But the spirit of the Lord came on Gideon; and at the sound of his horn all Abiezer came together after him.

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

And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others.

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

Then Gideon said to God, If you are going to give Israel salvation by my hand, as you have said,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

See, I will put the wool of a sheep on the grain-floor; if there is dew on the wool only, while all the earth is dry, then I will be certain that it is your purpose to give Israel salvation by my hand as you have said.

וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”

And it was so: for he got up early on the morning after, and twisting the wool in his hands, he got a basin full of water from the dew on the wool.

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

Then Gideon said to God, Do not be moved to wrath against me if I say only this: let me make one more test with the wool; let the wool now be dry, while the earth is covered with dew.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And that night God did so; for the wool was dry, and there was dew on all the earth round it.

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

Then Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, and all the people with him, got up early and put up their tents by the side of the water-spring of Harod; the tents of Midian were on the north side of him, under the hill of Moreh in the valley.

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

And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So now, let it be given out to the people that anyone who is shaking with fear is to go back from Mount Galud. So twenty-two thousand of the people went back, but there were still ten thousand.

וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

Then the Lord said to Gideon, There are still more people than is necessary; take them down to the water so that I may put them to the test for you there; then whoever I say is to go with you will go, and whoever I say is not to go will not go.

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

So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.

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

Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”