H9001–/וַ–v

And the Philistine advanced and drew near to David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

וַיַּבֵּ֧ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staffs? and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

This day will the LORD deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day to the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

וְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲסִרֹתִ֤י (וַ) va. “and”וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י (וְ) ve. “and”

And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.

וְנָתַ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the army to meet the Philistine.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרַ֖ב (וַ) va “and”וַיְמַהֵ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥רָץ (וַ) va “and”

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and hurled it with his sling, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְקַלַּ֔ע (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּטְבַּ֤ע (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore David ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of its sheath, and slew him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

וַיָּ֣רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרָת־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֗עוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְּל֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the children of Israel returned from chasing the Philistines, and they plundered their tents.

וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

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

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

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

And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

וַיֵּצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּיטַב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass as they came, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה (וַֽ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ (וַ) va. “and”