H9001–/וַ–v

And Saul heareth -- and all Israel -- these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his three sons who have gone into battle `are' Eliab the first-born, and his second Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days.

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

And Jesse saith to David his son, `Take, I pray thee, to thy brethren, an ephah of this roasted `corn', and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David riseth early in the morning, and leaveth the flock to a keeper, and lifteth up, and goeth, as Jesse commanded him, and he cometh in to the path, and to the force which is going out unto the rank, and they have shouted for battle;

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּטֹּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וְהֵרֵ֖עוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.

וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ (וַ) va. “and”

And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into the rank, and cometh and asketh of his brethren of welfare.

וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine `is' his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh according to those words, and David heareth;

וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”

and all the men of Israel when they see the man flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid.

וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel say, `Have ye seen this man who is coming up? for, to reproach Israel he is coming up, and it hath been -- the man who smiteth him, the king doth enrich him with great riches, and his daughter he doth give to him, and his father's house doth make free in Israel.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וְֽ֠הָיָה (וְֽ֠) Ve. “and”

And David speaketh unto the men who are standing by him, saying, `What is done to the man who smiteth this Philistine, and hath turned aside reproach from Israel? for who `is' this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of the living God?'

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

And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, `Thus it is done to the man who smiteth him.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth against David, and he saith, `Why `is' this -- thou hast come down! and to whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I have known thy pride, and the evil of thy heart -- for, to see the battle thou hast come down.'

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return him word as the first word.

וַיִּסֹּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיְשִׁבֻ֤הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

וַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

and David saith unto Saul, `Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנִלְחַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul saith unto David, `Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight with him, for a youth thou `art', and he a man of war from his youth.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come -- and the bear -- and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֤א (וּ) u. “and”וְנָשָׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

and I have gone out after him, and smitten him, and delivered out of his mouth, and he riseth against me, and I have taken hold on his beard, and smitten him, and put him to death.

וְיָצָ֧אתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכִּתִ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִצַּ֣לְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכִּתִ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.'

וְֽ֠הָיָה (וְֽ֠) Ve. “and”

And David saith, `Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He doth deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul saith unto David, `Go, and Jehovah is with thee.'

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

And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clothe him with a coat of mail.

וַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁ (וַ) va “and”וְנָתַ֛ן (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”

And David girded his sword above his long robe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried `it'; and David saith unto Saul, `I am not able to go with these, for I had not tried;' and David turneth them aside from off him.

וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיְסִרֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him five smooth stones from the brook, and putteth them in the shepherds' habiliments that he hath, even in the scrip, and his sling `is' in his hand, and he draweth nigh unto the Philistine.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגַּ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”