H9001–/וַ–v

And Jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him: 'Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his work hath been very good towards thee;

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

for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel; thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?'

וַיָּשֶׂם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשְׂמָ֑ח (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore: 'As the LORD liveth, he shall not be put to death.'

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

וַתּ֥וֹסֶף (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ (וַ) va “and”

And an evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.

וַתְּהִי֩ (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall; and David fled, and escaped that night.

וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְטַר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט (וַ) va “and”

And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying: 'If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain.'

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַתַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”

So Michal let David down through the window; and he went, and fled, and escaped.

וַתֹּ֧רֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְרַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof, and covered it with a cloth.

וַתִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּכַ֖ס (וַ) va. “and”

And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said: 'He is sick.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying: 'Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said unto Michal: 'Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, that he is escaped?' And Michal answered Saul: 'He said unto me: Let me go; why should I kill thee?'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֨גֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it was told Saul, saying: 'Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.'

וַיֻּגַּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣סֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great cistern that is in Secu; and he asked and said: 'Where are Samuel and David?' And one said: 'Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.'

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִי֩ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔א (וַ) va “and”

And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say: 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan: 'What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?'

וַיִּבְרַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto him: 'Far from it; thou shalt not die; behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David swore moreover, and said: 'Thy father knoweth well that I have found favour in thine eyes; and he saith: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and de

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then said Jonathan unto David: 'What doth thy soul desire, that I should do it for thee?'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”