H9002–/וְ–v

But the cattle and the goods from that town, Israel took for themselves, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua.

וּשְׁלַל֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And he put the king of Ai to death, hanging him on a tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave them orders to take his body down from the tree, and put it in the public place of the town, covering it with a great mass of stones, which is

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְב֣וֹא (וּ) u. “and”

And all Israel, those who were Israelites by birth, as well as the men from other lands living with them, and their responsible men and their overseers and judges, took their places round the ark, in front of the priests, the Levites, whose work it was t

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּזְקֵנָ֡יו (וּ) u. “and”וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁפְטָ֡יו (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And after, he gave them all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, as it is all recorded in the book of the law;

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Reading to all the meeting of Israel, with the women and the children and the men from other lands who were living among them, every word of the orders which Moses had given.

וְהַנָּשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַטַּ֔ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגֵּ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusite

וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכֹל֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.

וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

וְיֹשְׁבֵ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָעָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;

וְנֹאד֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up.

וּנְעָל֨וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?

וְאֵ֖יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?

וּמֵאַ֥יִן (וּ) u. “and”

And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,

וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְע֥וֹג (וּ) u. “and”

So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכ֖וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.

וְאֵ֨לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֤לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.

וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.

וְעָרֵיהֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְאֵר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְקִרְיַ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

וְעַתָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”

This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”