H9001–/וַ–v

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

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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

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

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he is in the land, that I will search him out throughout all 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 Jeshimon.

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

Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, 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 for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men around to take them.

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

Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth.

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

Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

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 to him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.

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

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men 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 sheep-cotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

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

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

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

And it came to pass afterward, 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, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So David restrained his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose out of the cave, and went on his way.

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

David also rose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

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 hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Behold, this day thy eyes have seen how the LORD hath delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill thee: but my eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

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

The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

וּנְקָמַ֥נִי (וּ) u. “and”

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

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

And it came to pass when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that 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 with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

For if a man findeth his enemy, will he let him go away well? wherefore the LORD reward thee with good, for what thou hast done to me this day.

וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”