H9002–/וְ–v

And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

וְהֵ֨מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּבֹטֵ֔חַ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

וְאֵ֨ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָבָ֤ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִ֕יא (וְ) ve. “and”

And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

וְאוּלָ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

וִ֠יהוֹנָתָן (וִ֠) Vi. “and”וּבָנָ֗יו (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

וּמֶ֖לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

וְנַעֲר֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֶ֣מֶד (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

וְאַחַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

וְלִ֖ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִטַ֥ב (וְ) ve. “so”

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְנַעֲר֑וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִיטַ֣ב (וְ) ve. “so”

But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמּ֗וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

וְהַיּ֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָס֛וּרָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְנָלִ֥ין (וְ) ve. “so”

And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

וּמֵאַ֥יִן (וּ) u. “and”

And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

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

Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְ֠גַם (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וָיַ֤יִן (וָ) va. “and”וְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַנַּ֖עַר (וְ) ve. “and”

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַנּ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשׂ֣וּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלָאִ֤ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

וְהִנֵּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָדֶ֖יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

וְנֵלֵ֖כָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”