H9001–/וַ–v

Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thy eyes this day: behold I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה (וָ) va. “and”

And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and take it.

וַיַּ֤עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר (וַ) va “and”

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess Nabal's wife.

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ (וַ) va “and”

And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.

וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

וְהִכָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקַח֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to-day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

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

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן (וַ) va “and”וְהָ֥יָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines collected their armies for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines assembled, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul collected all Israel, and they encamped in Gilboa.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרָ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל (וַ) va “and”

Then said Saul to his servants, seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine to me by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me whom I shall name to thee.

וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: Why then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע (וַ) va “and”

Then said the woman, whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”