H9001–/וַ–v

There came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they didn't know that evil was close on them.

וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men: all these drew the sword.

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

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck; for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the liers-in-wait whom they had set against Gibeah.

וַיִּרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

The liers-in-wait hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.

וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

The men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.

וַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to the sky.

וַיִּ֤פֶן (וַ) va “and”

The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that evil had come on them.

וַיִּבָּהֵ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of it.

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

There fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these [ergänzt: were] men of valor.

וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

They turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men, and followed hard after them to Gidom, and struck of them two thousand men.

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men who drew the sword; all these [ergänzt: were] men of valor.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”

But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.

וַיַּכּ֣וּם (וַ) va “and”

The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

They said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

It happened on the next day that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace-offerings.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְנוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

The children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn't come up in the assembly to Yahweh? For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

The children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

וַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

They said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah? Behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.

וַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

The congregation sent there twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְצַוּ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

וַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead: and yet so they weren't enough for them.

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”