H9001–/וַ–v

They said, There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

They said, Behold, there is a feast of Yahweh from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (וַ) va “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 you 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”

It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Grant them graciously to us, because we didn't take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else would you now be guilty.

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

The children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and lived 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”

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

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

It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. 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”

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. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

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

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

וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר (וַ) va. “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 lived there about ten years.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “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 Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread.

וַתָּ֤קָם (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va. “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 to the land of Judah.

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

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

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Yahweh grant you that you 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”

They said to her, No, but we will return with you to your people.

וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־ (וַ) va. “and”

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

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

They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.

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

She said, Behold, your sister-in-law is gone back to her people, and to her god: return you after your sister-in-law.

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Ruth said, "Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.

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

So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, 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”

She said to them, "Don't call me Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has 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”