H9001–/וַ–v

And the Philistine goeth on, going and drawing near unto David, and the man bearing the buckler `is' before him,

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”

and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

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

And the Philistine saith unto David, `Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,

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

and the Philistine saith unto David, `Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto the Philistine, `Thou art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with buckler, and I am coming unto thee in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, God of the ranks of Israel, which thou hast reproached.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

This day doth Jehovah shut thee up into my hand -- and I have smitten thee, and turned aside thy head from off thee, and given the carcase of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and all the earth do know that God is for Israel.

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

and all this assembly do know that not by sword and by spear doth Jehovah save, that the battle `is' Jehovah's, and He hath given you into our hand.'

וְנָתַ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And it hath come to pass, that the Philistine hath risen, and goeth, and draweth near to meet David, and David hasteth and runneth to the rank 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 putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sinketh into his forehead, and he falleth 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”

And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,

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

and David runneth and standeth over the Philistine, and taketh his sword, and draweth it out of its sheath, and putteth him to death, and cutteth off with it his head; and the Philistines see that their hero `is' dead, and flee.

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 rise -- also Judah -- and shout, and pursue the Philistines till thou enter the valley, and unto the gates of Ekron, and the wounded of the Philistines fall in the way of Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron,

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

and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.

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

And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

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

And when Saul seeth David going out to meet the Philistine, he hath said unto Abner, head of the host, `Whose son `is' this -- the youth, Abner?' and Abner saith, `Thy soul liveth, O king, I have not known.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king saith, `Ask thou whose son this `is' -- the young man.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in before Saul, and the head of the Philistine in his hand;

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

and Saul saith unto him, `Whose son `art' thou, O youth?' and David saith, `Son of thy servant Jesse, the Beth-Lehemite.'

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

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

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

And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.

וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan maketh -- also David -- a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת (וַ) va “and”

and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which `is' upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.

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

And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

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

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing -- also the dancers -- to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

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

and the women answer -- those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'

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