H9001–/וַ–v

And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name `is' Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, mighty of valour,

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the asses of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish saith unto Saul his son, `Take, I pray thee, with thee, one of the young men, and rise, go, seek the asses.'

וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he passeth over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passeth over through the land of Shalisha, and they have not found; and they pass over through the land of Shaalim, and they are not; and he passeth over through the land of Benjamin, and they have not found.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

They have come in unto the land of Zuph, and Saul hath said to his young man who `is' with him, `Come, and we turn back, lest my father leave off from the asses, and hath been sorrowful for us.'

וְדָ֥אַג (וְ) ve. “and”

And he saith to him, `Lo, I pray thee, a man of God `is' in this city, and the man is honoured; all that he speaketh doth certainly come; now, we go there, it may be he doth declare to us our way on which we have gone.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul saith to his young man, `And lo, we go, and what do we bring in to the man? for the bread hath gone from our vessels, and a present there is not to bring in to the man of God -- what `is' with us?'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the young man addeth to answer Saul, and saith, `Lo, there is found with me a fourth of a shekel of silver: and I have given to the man of God, and he hath declared to us our way.'

וַיֹּ֤סֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִגִּ֥יד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul saith to his young man, `Thy word `is' good; come, we go;' and they go unto the city where the man of God `is'.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, `Is the seer in this `place'?'

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they answer them and say, `He is; lo, before thee! haste, now, for to-day he hath come in to the city, for the people hath a stated sacrifice in a high place.

וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And they go up in to the city; they are coming in to the midst of the city, and lo, Samuel is coming out to meet them, to go up to the high place;

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

`At this time tomorrow, I send unto thee a man out of the land of Benjamin -- and thou hast anointed him for leader over My people Israel, and he hath saved My people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen My people, for its cry hath come in unto Me.'

וּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul draweth nigh to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, where `is' this -- the seer's house?'

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel answereth Saul and saith, `I `am' the seer; go up before me into the high place, and ye have eaten with me to-day, and I have sent thee away in the morning, and all that `is' in thy heart I declare to thee.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם (וַ) va. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul answereth and saith, `Am not I a Benjamite -- of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken unto me according to this word?'

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel taketh Saul, and his young man, and bringeth them in to the chamber, and giveth to them a place at the head of those called; and they `are' about thirty men.

וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel saith to the cook, `Give the portion which I gave to thee, of which I said unto thee, `Set it by thee?'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

(and the cook lifteth up the leg, and that which `is' on it, and setteth before Saul), and he saith, `Lo, that which is left; set `it' before thee -- eat, for to this appointed season it is kept for thee, saying, The people I have called;' and Saul eateth with Samuel on that day.

וַיָּ֣רֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אכַל (וַ) va “and”

And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaketh with Saul on the roof.

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And they rise early, and it cometh to pass, at the ascending of the dawn, that Samuel calleth unto Saul, on the roof, saying, `Rise, and I send thee away;' and Saul riseth, and they go out, both of them -- he and Samuel, without.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

They are going down in the extremity of the city, and Samuel hath said unto Saul, `Say to the young man that he pass on before us (and he passeth on), and thou, stand at this time, and I cause thee to hear the word of God.'

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר (וַֽ) va “and”

And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, `Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצֹ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

In thy going to-day from me -- then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?

וּמָצָאתָ֩ (וּ) u. “and”וְאָמְר֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָאַ֤ג (וְ) ve. “and”

`And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine,

וְחָלַפְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָ֙אתָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמְצָא֤וּךָ (וּ) u. “and”

and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

וְשָׁאֲל֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתְנ֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”