H9001–/וַ–v

And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

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

And Saul said to him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me as a lier-in-wait, as at this day?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסֹּ֞ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְגַּע־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣מֶת׀ (וַ) va “and”

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

וַיִּמָּלֵ֣ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְרַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

And Abiathar informed David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.

וַיַּגֵּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul: I am accountable for all the lives of thy father's house.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said to David, Go and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וְהִכֵּ֔יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִכִּ֣יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into thy hand.

וַיּ֨וֹסֶף (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנְהַג֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣שַׁע (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.

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

And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod.

וַיֵּ֣דַע (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then said David, Jehovah, God of Israel, thy servant hath heard for certain that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (וַ) va “and”

Will the citizens of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? Jehovah, God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver [supplied: thee] up.

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

Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he forbore to go forth.

וַיָּקָם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחְדַּ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק (וַ) va “and”