H9001–/וַ–v

Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וְיָצָ֥אנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

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

And at their words, the spirit of God came on Saul with power, and he became very angry.

וַתִּצְלַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּ֥חַר (וַ) va “and”

And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they ca

וַיִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he had them numbered in Bezek: the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֛ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.

וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”

Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direct

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּפֻ֔צוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Samuel said to the people, Come, let us go to Gilgal and there make the kingdom strong in the hands of Saul.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.

וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂמַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have made a king over you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ (וָ) va. “and”

And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.

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

And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness, who gave authority to Moses and Aaron, and who took your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

When Jacob and his sons had come into Egypt, and were crushed by the Egyptians, the prayers of your fathers came up to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who took your fathers out of Egypt, and he put them into this place.

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּשִׁב֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

But they were false to the Lord their God, and he gave them up into the hands of Sisera, captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab, who made war against them.

וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּמְכֹּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד (וַ) va. “and”

So the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and took you out of the power of those who were fighting against you on every side, and made you safe.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצֵּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va. “and”

And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

וַתִּרְא֗וּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va. “and”

If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders of the Lord, but being true to the Lord your God, you and the king ruling over you, then all will be well:

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וִהְיִתֶ֣ם (וִ) vi “and”

But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and against your king for your destruction, as it was against your fathers.

וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיְתָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So Samuel made prayer to the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people were in fear of the Lord and of Samuel.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֧ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּירָ֨א (וַ) va “and”