H9001–/וַ–v

So they sat down, and ate and drink, both of them together: and the young lady's father said to the man, Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.

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

The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

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

He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady's father said, Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines; and they ate, both of them.

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

When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady's father, said to him, Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow get you early on your way, that you may go home.

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

But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.

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

When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Please come and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

His master said to him, We won't turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.

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

He said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in 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 to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

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

They turned aside there, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man who took them into his house to lodge.

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

He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Where go you? and whence come you?

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

He said to him, We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from there am I, and I went to Bethlehem Judah: and I am [ergänzt: now] going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.

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

The old man said, Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder; and they washed their feet, and ate and drink.

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, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man who came into your house, that we may know him.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, No, my brothers, please don't act so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, don't do this folly.

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

But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

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

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, until it was light.

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

Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down 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, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and got him to his place.

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

When he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

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

It was so, that all who saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.

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

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.

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

The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.

וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?

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