H9001–/וַ–v

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto has Yahweh helped us.

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

So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of Yahweh was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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

The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and the border of it did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

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

Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”

He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

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

His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Yahweh.

וַיִּֽבֶן־ (וַ) va “and”

It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

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

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;

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

and they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

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

Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.

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

Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who asked of him a king.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

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

He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

וְנָתַ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

וְנָתַ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

וְעָשָׂ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.

וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ (וּ) u. “and”

But the people refused to listen 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”

that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

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

Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.

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

Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.

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