H9001–/וַ–v

And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

וַיִּכְרְת֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the waste?

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah.

וְשַׁבְתֶּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste.

וַיָּק֛וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul and his men went to seek [supplied: him]. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard [supplied: that], and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣רֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף (וַ) va “and”

And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”

And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.

וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.

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

And Saul took three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet; and David and his men were abiding in the recesses of the cave.

וַ֠יָּבֹא (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And David's men said to him, Behold the day of which Jehovah said to thee, Behold, I will give thine enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. And David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe secretly.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass afterwards that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my master, Jehovah's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [supplied: his] way.

וַיְשַׁסַּ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

David also arose afterwards, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֧א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּבֵּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקֹּ֨ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but [supplied: mine eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.

וְאָמַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וַתָּ֣חָס (וַ) va. “and”וָאֹמַ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”

Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

וּנְקָמַ֥נִי (וּ) u. “and”

Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [supplied: in delivering me] out of thy hand.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁפַ֖ט (וְ) ve. “and”

And as soon as David had ended speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that thou hast done to me this day.

וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”