H9001–/וַ–v

And the LORD said unto Gideon: 'By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place.'

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

So they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him: 'Arise, get thee down upon the camp; for I have delivered it into thy hand.

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

And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thy hands be strengthened to go down upon the camp.' Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp.

וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֵּ֤רֶד (וַ) va “and”

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his follow, and saying: 'Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and turned it u

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֧הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֛ל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וְנָפַ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And his fellow answered and said: 'This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God hath delivered Midian, and all the host.'

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said: 'Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.'

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them horns, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers.

וַיַּ֛חַץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto them: 'Look on me, and do likewise; and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

When I blow the horn, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the horns also on every side of all the camp, and say: For the LORD and for Gideon!'

וְתָקַעְתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְקַעְתֶּ֨ם (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the horns, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the three companies blew the horns, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the horns in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried: 'The sword for the LORD and for Gideon!'

וַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּ (וַֽ֠) Va “and”וַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted, and fled.

וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And they blew the three hundred horns, and the LORD set every man's sword a against his fellow, even throughout all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨נָס (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

וַיִּצָּעֵ֧ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying: 'Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan.' So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters a

וַיִּצָּעֵ֞ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the Rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the Winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

וַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּהַרְג֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the men of Ephraim said unto him: 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian?' And they did chide with him sharply.

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְרִיב֥וּן (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto them: 'What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto the men of Succoth: 'Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the princes of Succoth said: 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thine army?'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Gideon said: 'Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.'

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”