H9001–/וַ–v

And they come in over against Gibeah -- ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel -- and the battle `is' grievous, and they have not known that the evil is striking against them.

וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah smiteth Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroy in Benjamin, on that day, twenty and five thousand, and a hundred men; all these `are' drawing sword.

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

And the sons of Benjamin see that they have been smitten -- and the men of Israel give place to Benjamin, for they have trusted unto the ambush which they had set against Gibeah,

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

and the ambush have hasted, and push against Gibeah, and the ambush draweth itself out, and smiteth the whole of the city by the mouth of the sword.

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

And the men of Israel turn in battle, and Benjamin hath begun to smite the wounded among the men of Israel, about thirty men, for they said, `Surely they are utterly smitten before us, as `at' the first battle;

וַיַּהֲפֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

and the volume hath begun to go up from the city -- a pillar of smoke -- and Benjamin turneth behind, and lo, gone up hath the perfection of the city toward the heavens.

וַיִּ֤פֶן (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the evil hath stricken against them --

וַיִּבָּהֵ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who `are' from the city are destroying them in their midst;

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

And there fall of Benjamin eighteen thousand men -- the whole of these `are' men of valour;

וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and they turn and flee toward the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon; and they glean of them in the highways five thousand men, and follow after them unto Gidom, and smite 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”

And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty and five thousand men drawing sword, on that day -- the whole of these `are' men of valour;

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”

and there turn and flee into the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon six hundred men, and they dwell in the rock Rimmon four months.

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

And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, -- men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire.

וַיַּכּ֣וּם (וַ) va “and”

And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep -- a great weeping,

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

and say, `Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel -- to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the people rise early, and build there an altar, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.

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

And the sons of Israel say, `Who `is' he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?' for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, `He is surely put to death.'

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, `There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,

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

And they say, `Who is `that' one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead -- unto the assembly.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.

וַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

And the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, `Go -- and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants.

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

And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which `is' in the land of Canaan.

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

And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who `are' in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;

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

and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for `all of' them so.

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

And the elders of the company say, `What do we do to the remnant for wives -- for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'

וַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”