H9001–/וַ–v

The men of E'phraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire."

וַיִּצָּעֵק֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people had a great feud with the Ammonites; and when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֶזְעַ֣ק (וָ) va. “and”

And when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hand, and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my hand; why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?"

וָֽאֶרְאֶ֞ה (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאָשִׂ֨ימָה (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with E'phraim; and the men of Gilead smote E'phraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of E'phraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of E'phraim and Manas'seh."

וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the E'phraimites. And when any of the fugitives of E'phraim said, "Let me go over," the men of Gilead said to him, "Are you an E'phraimite?" When he said, "No,"

וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וְֽ֠הָיָה (וְֽ֠) Ve. “and”וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀ (וַ) va “and”

they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right; then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time forty-two thousand of the E'phraimites.

וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֞ל (וַ) va “and”

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”

He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

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

Then Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

After him Elon the Zeb'ulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

Then Elon the Zeb'ulunite died, and was buried at Ai'jalon in the land of Zeb'ulun.

וַיָּ֖מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite judged Israel.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses; and he judged Israel eight years.

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

Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite died, and was buried at Pira'thon in the land of E'phraim, in the hill country of the Amal'ekites.

וַיָּ֛מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנֵ֧ם (וַ) va “and”

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Mano'ah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

וַיֵּרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָרִ֖ית (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָלַ֥דְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name;

וַתָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

but he said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; so then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth to the day of his death.'"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Mano'ah entreated the LORD, and said, "O, LORD, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again to us, and teach us what we are to do with the boy that will be born."

וַיֶּעְתַּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And God listened to the voice of Mano'ah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Mano'ah her husband was not with her.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And the woman ran in haste and told her husband, "Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me."

וַתְּמַהֵר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֖רָץ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Mano'ah arose and went after his wife, and came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to this woman?" And he said, "I am."

וַיָּ֛קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Mano'ah said, "Now when your words come true, what is to be the boy's manner of life, and what is he to do?"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”