H9002–/וְ–v

Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why didn't you recover them within that time?

וּבִבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעַרְע֣וֹר (וּ) u. “and”וּבִבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַדּ֥וּעַ (וּ) u. “and”

I therefore have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me: Yahweh, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

However the king of the children of Ammon didn't listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.

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

He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְרַק֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can't go back.

וְאַ֖תְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָנֹכִ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

She said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

He said, Go. He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.

וְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she was a virgin. It was a custom in Israel,

וְהִיא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn't call us to go with you? we will burn your house on you with fire.

וְלָ֙נוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn't save me out of their hand.

וְעַמִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

When I saw that you didn't save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand: why then are you come up to me this day, to fight against me?

וְלָמָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”

then said they to him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנַ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”

He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”

He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, who rode on seventy donkey colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ (וּ) u. “and”

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and didn't bear.

וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

The angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and said to her, See now, you are barren, and don't bear; but you shall conceive, and bear a son.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁכָ֑ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמוֹרָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְה֗וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name:

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

but he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁכָ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born.

וְיוֹרֵ֕נוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah, her husband, wasn't with her.

וְהִיא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָנ֥וֹחַ (וּ) u. “and”