H9002–/וְ–v

For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.

וּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם (וּ) u. “and”וְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land.

וּמִיַּ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”

And I said unto you: I am the LORD your God; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice.'

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the angel of the LORD came, and sat under the terebinth which was in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

וְגִדְע֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gideon said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all His wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying: Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath cast us off, and d

וְיֵ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָ֥מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַיֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.'

וְאָנֹכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the terebinth, and presented it.

וְגִדְע֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵיפַת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמָּרַ֖ק (וְ) ve. “and”

And the angel of God said unto him: 'Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth.' And he did so.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנַּח֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of the LORD departed ou

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

And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him: 'Take thy father's bullock, and the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;

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

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had spoken unto him; and it came to pass, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the men of the city said unto Joash: 'Bring out thy son, that he may die; because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it.'

וְיָמֹ֑ת (וְ) ve. “so”וְכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק (וַ) va. “and”וּבְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”

But the spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

וְר֣וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

וּמַלְאָכִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַלְאָכִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.'

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gideon said unto God: 'Let not Thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray Thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.'

וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And God did so that night; for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside En-harod; and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by Gibeath-moreh, in the valley.

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

Now therefore make proclamation in the ears of the people, saying: Whosoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead.' And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָרֵ֔ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִצְפֹּ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת (וַ) va. “and”

And the LORD said unto Gideon: 'The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there; and it shall be, that of whom I say to thee: This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say un

וְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְכֹ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”

So he brought down the people unto the water; and the LORD said unto Gideon: 'Everyone that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.'

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the LORD said unto Gideon: 'By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thy hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place.'

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”