H9001–/וַ–v

The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”

When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

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

The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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

The Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

This day will Yahweh deliver you into my hand; and I will strike you, and take your head from off you; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals 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 that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn't save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh's, and he will give you into our hand.

וְנָתַ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward 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”

David put his hand in his bag, and took there a stone, and slang it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on 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 struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

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

Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath of it, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that 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”

The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. 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”

The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

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

When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I can't tell.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “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”

Saul said to him, Whose son are you, you young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

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

It happened, 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”

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”

Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.

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

David went out wherever Saul sent him, [supplied: and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good 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”

It happened as they came, when David 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 tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

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

The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.

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