H9001–/וַ–v

And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

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

And the LORD said to him, Peace be to thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: to this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

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

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

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

And build an altar to the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-sacrifice with the wood of the grove 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 the LORD had said to him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, 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 cast down, and the grove 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 to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east were assembled, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

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

But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was called after him.

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

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was called after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

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

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

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; and if the dew shall be on the fleece only, and it shall be dry upon all the earth besides, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said.

וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”

And it was so: for he rose early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water.

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

And Gideon said to God, Let not thy anger be hot 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 early, and encamped beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

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

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

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD said to Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for thee there; and it shall be, that of whom I say to thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say to 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 to the water: and the LORD said to 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, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”