H9002–/וְ–v

And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the evil hath stricken against them --

וְאִ֤ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who `are' from the city are destroying them in their midst;

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

And all those falling of Benjamin are twenty and five thousand men drawing sword, on that day -- the whole of these `are' men of valour;

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (וַ) va. “and”

And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, -- men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire.

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, `None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.'

וְאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the people rise early, and build there an altar, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.

וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

what do we do for them -- for those who are left -- for wives, and we -- we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'

וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And they say, `Who is `that' one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead -- unto the assembly.

וְ֠הִנֵּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, `Go -- and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants.

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

And this `is' the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, ye devote.'

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

and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for `all of' them so.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.

וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they say, `A possession of an escaped party `is' to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and we -- we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed `is' he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.'

וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And they say, `Lo, a festival of Jehovah `is' in Shiloh, from time to time, which `is' on the north of Beth-El, at the rising of the sun, by the highway which is going up from Beth-El to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.'

וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב (וּ) u. “and”

and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances -- then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin;

וְ֠הִנֵּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

And the sons of Israel go up and down thence at that time, each to his tribe, and to his family; and they go out thence each to his inheritance.

וּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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

And the name of the man `is' Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Beth-Lehem-Judah; and they come into the fields of Moab, and are there.

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

And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;

וּשְׁנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

and they take to them wives, Moabitesses: the name of the one `is' Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwell there about ten years.

וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they die also, both of them -- Mahlon and Chilion -- and the woman is left of her two children and of her husband.

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

And she riseth, she and her daughters-in-law, and turneth back from the fields of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of Moab that God hath looked after His people, -- to give to them bread.

וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she goeth out from the place where she hath been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they go in the way to turn back unto the land of Judah.

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”