H9001–/וַ–v

And why will ye harden your heart, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? When he had wrought mightily among them, did they not let them go, and they departed?

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And now make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there has come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;

וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧ם (וַ) va. “and”

and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart, and the golden jewels, which ye return him as a trespass-offering, put in the coffer by the side thereof; and send it away that it may go.

וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלָֽךְ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And see, if it go up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, it is he who has done us this great evil; if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that touched us; it was a chance [ergänzt: that] happened to us.

וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men did so, and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְר֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

And they laid the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the golden mice and the images of their sores.

וַיָּשִׂ֛מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the kine went straight forward on the way to Beth-shemesh; they went by the one high way, lowing as they went; and they turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And [ergänzt: they of] Beth-shemesh were reaping the wheat-harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite, and stood there; and a great stone was there. And they clave the wood of the cart, and offered up the kine as a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

וַתַּעֲמֹ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the Levites took down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer that was with it, in which were the golden jewels, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered up burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Jehovah.

וַיָּשִׂ֖מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the five lords of the Philistines saw [ergänzt: it], and returned to Ekron the same day.

וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he smote among the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, and smote of the people seventy men; and the people lamented, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

וַיַּ֞ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of Jehovah; come down, fetch it up to you.

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and hallowed Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּה֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only.

וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Jehovah, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah; and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel; and the children of Israel heard [ergänzt: it], and were afraid of the Philistines.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel took a sucking-lamb, and offered it as a whole burnt-offering to Jehovah; and Samuel cried to Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answered him.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעַ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines advanced to battle against Israel. And Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were routed before Israel.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיְהֻמֵּ֔ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth-car.

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֕וּם (וַ) va “and”