H9001–/וַ–v

So the two men sat and ate and drank together; and the girl's father said to the man, "Be pleased to spend the night, and let your heart be merry."

וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכְל֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law urged him, till he lodged there again.

וַיָּ֥קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְצַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥לֶן (וַ) va “and”

And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart; and the girl's father said, "Strengthen your heart, and tarry until the day declines." So they ate, both of them.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the man and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day has waned toward evening; pray tarry all night. Behold, the day draws to its close; lodge here and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you shall arise early in the morning for your journey, and go home."

וַיָּ֤קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the man would not spend the night; he rose up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled asses, and his concubine was with him.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

When they were near Jebus, the day was far spent, and the servant said to his master, "Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jeb'usites, and spend the night in it."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel; but we will pass on to Gib'e-ah."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night at Gib'e-ah or at Ramah."

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

So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gib'e-ah, which belongs to Benjamin,

וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va. “and”

and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gib'e-ah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city; for no man took them into his house to spend the night.

וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֗א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfarer in the open square of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? and whence do you come?"

וַיִּשָּׂ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֛רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, from which I come. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; and I am going to my home; and nobody takes me into his house.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (וָ) va. “and”

And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants; only, do not spend the night in the square."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses provender; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖בָל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, base fellows, beset the house round about, beating on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brethren, do not act so wickedly; seeing that this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing.

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

But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine, and put her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go.

וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּדְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָ (וַֽ) va “and”

And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּפֹּ֞ל (וַ) va. “and”

And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְתַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

He said to her, "Get up, let us be going." But there was no answer. Then he put her upon the ass; and the man rose up and went away to his home.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and laying hold of his concubine he divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ (וַֽ) va “and”

And all who saw it said, "Such a thing has never happened or been seen from the day that the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt until this day; consider it, take counsel, and speak."

וְהָיָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah.

וַיֵּצְאוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקָּהֵ֨ל (וַ) va. “and”

And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.

וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

(Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?"

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