H9002–/וְ–v

And the men of Israel had made a turn about, and the men of Benjamin were overcome with fear, for they saw that evil had overtaken them.

וְאִ֤ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.

וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

So twenty-five thousand of the swordsmen of Benjamin came to their end that day, all strong men of war.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (וַ) va. “and”

And the men of Israel, turning again against the children of Benjamin, put to the sword without mercy all the towns and the cattle and everything there was, burning every town which came into their hands.

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the men of Israel had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, Not one of us will give his daughter as a wife to Benjamin.

וְאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then on the day after, the people got up early and made an altar there, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings.

וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And they said, Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord? And it was seen that no one had come from Jabesh-gilead to the meeting.

וְ֠הִנֵּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

For when the people were numbered, not one man of the people of Jabesh-gilead was present.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the sword without mercy, with their women and their little ones.

וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַטָּֽף׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And this is what you are to do: every male, and every woman who has had sex relations with a man, you are to put to the curse, but you are to keep safe the virgins. And they did so.

וְזֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב (וּ) u. “and”

And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.

וְ֠הִנֵּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.

וּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.

וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.

וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁם֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִלְיוֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, came to his end; and only her two sons were with her.

וּשְׁנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they went on living there for about ten years.

וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Mahlon and Chilion came to their end; and the woman was without her two sons and her husband.

וְכִלְי֑וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

So she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.

וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”