H9001–/וַ–v

Then Samuel took a stone and put it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, naming it Eben-ezer, and saying, Up to now the Lord has been our help.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (וַ) va “and”

So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.

וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֤י (וַ) va. “and”

And the towns which the Philistines had taken were given back to Israel, from Ekron to Gath, and all the country round them Israel made free from the power of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

וַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָה (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”

From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.

וְהָלַ֗ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְסָבַב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁפַט֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.

וַיִּֽבֶן־ (וַ) va “and”

Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

וַיִּטּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּטּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

וַיֵּ֤רַע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשָׂ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָצ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.

וְנָתַ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

וְנָתַ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

וְעָשָׂ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ (וּ) u. “and”

But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְיָצָ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִלְחַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let every man go back to his town.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”