H9001–/וַ–v

And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they said, Behold, there is a feast of Jehovah from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards,

וַיְצַוּ֕וּ (וַ) va “and”וַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם (וַ) va. “and”

and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיצָאתֶם֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥ם (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man [ergänzt: of them] his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.

וְהָיָ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַ֤רְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְנוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

וַיִּתְהַלְּכ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.

וַיָּמ֥וּתוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.

וַתָּ֤קָם (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”

And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.

וַתֵּצֵ֗א (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.

וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־ (וַ) va. “and”

And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וְהָי֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.

וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק (וַ) va. “and”

And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god: return thou after thy sister-in-law.

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.

וַתֵּ֕רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל (וַ) va. “and”

So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [ergänzt: the women] said, Is this Naomi?

וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּהֹ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

וַתָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”