H9001–/וַ–v

Yahweh said to Gideon, By the three hundred men who lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.

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

So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, Arise, get you down into the camp; for I have delivered it into your hand.

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

and you shall hear what they say; and afterward shall your hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant to the outermost part of the armed men who were in the camp.

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

When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.

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”

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

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

It was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation of it, that he worshiped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for Yahweh has delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

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

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

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

He said to 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 you do.

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

When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow you the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For Yahweh and for Gideon.

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

So Gideon, and the hundred men who were with him, came to 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 trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands.

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

The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they cried, The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon.

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

They stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted, and put [ergänzt: them] to flight.

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

They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against 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”

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”

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, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.

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

They took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed 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”

The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian? They did chide with him sharply.

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

He said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Gideon came to the Jordan, [ergänzt: and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

He said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has 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”

He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to 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”

He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”