H9001–/וַ–v

And it cometh to pass in Joab's watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men `are';

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”

and the men of the city go out and fight with Joab, and there fall `some' of the people, of the servants of David; and there dieth also Uriah the Hittite.

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֕מָת (וַ) va “and”

And Joab sendeth and declareth to David all the matters of the war,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

and commandeth the messenger, saying, `At thy finishing all the matters of the war to speak unto the king,

וַיְצַ֥ו (וַ) va “and”

then, it hath been, if the king's fury ascend, and he hath said to thee, Wherefore did ye draw nigh unto the city to fight? did ye not know that they shoot from off the wall?

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Who smote Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast on him a piece of a rider from the wall, and he dieth in Thebez? why drew ye nigh unto the wall? that thou hast said, Also thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.'

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the messenger goeth, and cometh in, and declareth to David all that with which Joab sent him,

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

and the messenger saith unto David, `Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out unto us into the field, and we are upon them unto the opening of the gate,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

and those shooting shoot at thy servants from off the wall, and `some' of the servants of the king are dead, and also, thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.

וַיֹּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמ֖וּתוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto the messenger, `Thus dost thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine eyes; for thus and thus doth the sword devour; strengthen thy warfare against the city, and throw it down -- and strengthen thou him.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the wife of Uriah heareth that Uriah her husband `is' dead, and lamenteth for her lord;

וַתִּשְׁמַע֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּסְפֹּ֖ד (וַ) va. “and”

and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֥לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּ֧רַע (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

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

And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”

And there cometh a traveller to the rich man, And he spareth to take Of his own flock, and of his own herd, To prepare for the traveller Who hath come to him, And he taketh the ewe-lamb of the poor man, And prepareth it for the man Who hath come unto him.'

וַיָּ֣בֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, `Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death `is' the man who is doing this,

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Nathan saith unto David, `Thou `art' the man! Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and I give to thee the house of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and I give to thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then I add to thee such and such `things'.

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”

`And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;

וַתִּקַּ֗ח (וַ) va. “and”

thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am raising up against thee evil, out of thy house, and have taken thy wives before thine eyes, and given to thy neighbour, and he hath lain with thy wives before the eyes of this sun;

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁכַב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David saith unto Nathan, `I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, `Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

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

And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגֹּ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃ (וַ) va “and”

and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤צָם (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֥א (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁכַ֥ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;

וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ (וַ) va “and”

and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, `Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? -- then he hath done evil.'

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”