H9002–/וְ–v

For they came up with their cattle and their tents; 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 who oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land;

וּמִיַּ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”

and I said to you, I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not listened to my voice.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

The angel of Yahweh came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

וְגִדְע֣וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

Gideon said to him, Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not Yahweh bring us up from Egypt? but now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.

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

He said to him, Oh, Lord, with which 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”

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 to him under the oak, and presented it.

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

The angel of God said to him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth. He did so.

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

Then the angel of Yahweh 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 Yahweh departed out of his sight.

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

It happened the same night, that Yahweh said to him, Take your father's bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, 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 Yahweh had spoken to him: and it happened, 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”

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 bull was offered on the altar that was built.

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

Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.

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

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

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

But the Spirit of Yahweh came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

וְר֣וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

He sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zebulun, and to 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 on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Gideon said to God, Don't let your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: Please let me make a trial just this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew.

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

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

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

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

Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead. There returned of the people twenty-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”

Yahweh said to Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down to the water, and I will try them for you there: and it shall be, that of whom I tell you, This shall go with you, the same shall go with you; and of whoever I tell you, This shall not go with you, the same shall not go.

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

So he brought down the people to the water: and Yahweh said to Gideon, Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him shall you set by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.

וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yahweh said to Gideon, By the three hundred men who lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand; and let all the people go every man to his place.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”