H9001–/וַ–v

And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came to Gib'e-ah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.

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

And the men of Gib'e-ah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; they meant to kill me, and they ravished my concubine, and she is dead.

וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתָּמֹֽת׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed abomination and wantonness in Israel.

וָֽאֹחֵ֤ז (וָֽ) va. “and”וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָ (וָֽ) va. “and”וָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ (וָֽ) va. “and”

And all the people arose as one man, saying, "We will not any of us go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”

and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may requite Gib'e-ah of Benjamin, for all the wanton crime which they have committed in Israel."

וְלָקַ֣חְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.

וַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ף (וַ) va “and”

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that has taken place among you?

וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the Benjaminites came together out of the cities to Gib'e-ah, to go out to battle against the people of Israel.

וַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Benjaminites mustered out of their cities on that day twenty-six thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gib'e-ah, who mustered seven hundred picked men.

וַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first."

וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the people of Israel rose in the morning, and encamped against Gib'e-ah.

וַיָּק֥וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gib'e-ah.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

The Benjaminites came out of Gib'e-ah, and felled to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites.

וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּ (וַ) va “and”

But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.

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

And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them."

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the people of Israel came near against the Benjaminites the second day.

וַיִּקְרְב֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Benjamin went against them out of Gib'e-ah the second day, and felled to the ground eighteen thousand men of the people of Israel; all these were men who drew the sword.

וַיֵּצֵא֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept; they sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצ֥וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we yet again go out to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So Israel set men in ambush round about Gib'e-ah.

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And the people of Israel went up against the Benjaminites on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gib'e-ah, as at other times.

וַיַּעֲל֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Benjaminites went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and as at other times they began to smite and kill some of the people, in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gib'e-ah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel.

וַיֵּצְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּחֵ֡לּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Benjaminites said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." But the men of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וּֽנְתַקְּנֻ֔הוּ (וּֽ) u. “and”

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Ba'al-ta'mar; and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place west of Geba.

וַיַּעַרְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”