H9001–/וַ–v

`Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines `is', and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them psaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying;

וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ (וּ) u. “and”

and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;

וְצָלְחָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

and it hath been, when these signs come to thee -- do for thyself as thy hand findeth, for God `is' with thee.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

`And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.'

וְיָרַדְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּהֲפָךְ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”

and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets -- to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּצְלַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, `What `is' this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?'

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֕וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who `is' their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?'

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

And he ceaseth from prophesying, and cometh in to the high place,

וַיְכַל֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, `Whither went ye?' and he saith, `To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.'

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”וַנָּב֖וֹא (וַ) va. “and”

And the uncle of Saul saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, what Samuel said to you?'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul saith unto his uncle, `He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;' and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,

וַיַּצְעֵ֤ק (וַ) va “and”

and saith unto the sons of Israel, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וָאַצִּ֤יל (וָ) va. “and”

and ye to-day have rejected your God, who `is' Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, `Nay, but -- a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.'

וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And Samuel bringeth near the whole tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,

וַיַּקְרֵ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

and he bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found.

וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב (וַ) va “and”וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּלָּכֵד֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they ask again at Jehovah, `Hath the man yet come hither?' and Jehovah saith, `Lo, he hath been hidden near the vessels.'

וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

וַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגְבַּהּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel saith unto all the people, `Have ye seen him on whom Jehovah hath fixed, for there is none like him among all the people?' And all the people shout, and say, `Let the king live!'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֧עוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel speaketh unto the people the right of the kingdom, and writeth in a book, and placeth before Jehovah; and Samuel sendeth all the people away, each to his house.

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח (וַ) va “and”

And also Saul hath gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force go with him whose heart God hath touched;

וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֖י (וַ) va “and”

And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, `Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.'

וַיַּ֗עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֖חַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Nahash the Ammonite saith unto them, `For this I covenant with you, by picking out to you every right eye -- and I have put it a reproach on all Israel.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”