H9001–/וַ–v

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

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

And Saul said unto 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, to lie in wait, as at this day?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honorable in thine house?

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

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

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a 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 showed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.

וַיַּגֵּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto 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”

And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

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

So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with 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, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

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

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

וַיְשַׁמַּ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

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

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

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

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

Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare 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 strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

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

And David saw that Saul was 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”