H9001–/וַ–v

Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Don't let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you:

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

for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?

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

Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.

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

Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as before.

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

There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed 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”

An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.

וַתְּהִי֩ (וַ) va. “and”

Saul sought to strike David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he struck 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”

Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will 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”

Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [supplied: hair] at the head of it, and covered it with the clothes.

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

When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

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

Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' [supplied: hair] at the head of it.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Saul said to Michal, Why have you deceived me thus, and let my enemy go, so that he is escaped? Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill you?

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. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.

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

It was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

וַיֻּגַּ֥ד (וַ) va “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 on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

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

When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. 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 well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? 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”

He went there to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God came on 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”

He also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

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

David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity?" and "What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?"

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

He said to him, "Far from it; you shall not die: behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

David swore moreover, and said, Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Don't let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.

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

Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”