H9001–/וַ–v

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thy God for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king.

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: *ye* have done all this wickedness; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, and serve Jehovah with all your heart;

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

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you; and I will teach you the good and right way.

וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Only, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul chose him three thousand men out of Israel: there were with Saul two thousand in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

וַיִּבְחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan smote the outpost of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard [supplied: of it]. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

וַיַּ֣ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And all Israel heard say, Saul has smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and Israel also has become odious to the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

וַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines were assembled together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude; and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward from Beth-Aven.

וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed); and the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in cliffs, and in strongholds, and in pits.

וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he waited seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [supplied: had appointed]; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

וַיּ֣וֹחֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥פֶץ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said, Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings. And he offered up the burnt-offering.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖עַל (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, as soon as he had ended offering up the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou didst not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines were assembled at Michmash,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

I said, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to Jehovah; and I forced myself, and offered up the burnt-offering.

וָאֹמַ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה (וָ) va. “and”

And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God which he commanded thee; for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom over Israel for ever.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah has sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah has appointed him ruler over his people; for thou hast not kept what Jehovah commanded thee.

וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֛עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And the ravagers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned the way of Ophrah, into the land of Shual;

וַיֵּצֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened,

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

when the edges of the sickles, and the hoes, and the forks, and the axes were blunted; and to set the goads.

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (וְֽ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and with Jonathan his son there was found.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א (וַ) va. “and”

And a garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison which is on the other side. But he did not tell his father.

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

And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: perhaps Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And his armour-bearer said to him, Do all that is in thy heart; turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”