H9001–/וַ–v

And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

וַיִּסְע֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they went up, and encamped in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan to this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.

וַֽיַּעֲל֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they passed thence to mount Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.

וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then answered the five men that went to explore the country of Laish, and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him.

וַיָּס֣וּרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And the five men that went to explore the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And these went into Micah's house, and brought the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest to them, What do ye?

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: Is it better for thee to be a priest to the house of one man, or that thou shouldst be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

וַיִּיטַב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the furniture before them.

וַיִּפְנ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were collected, and overtook the children of Dan.

וַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye have gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say to me, What aileth thee?

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va. “and”

And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows rush upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וְאָסַפְתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Dan departed: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֖פֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came to Laish, to a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city and dwelt in it.

וַיִּבְנ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: but the name of the city was Laish at the first.

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

וַיָּקִ֧ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite dwelling on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (וַ) va “and”

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months.

וַתִּזְנֶ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”

And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drank, and lodged there.

וַיֶּחֱזַק־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he arose to depart: and the damsel's father said to his son-in-law, Comfort thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward depart.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”