H9001–/וַ–v

But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal.

וַיָּקָם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗סֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַלֵּף֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכַֽל׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֥אכַל (וַ) va. “and”

And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה (וָֽ) va. “and”וְחַנַּ֥נִי (וְ) ye. “and”וְחַ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.

וַיְנַחֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֣לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.

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

So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.

וְנִקְרָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jeru

וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

וַיֵּ֨צֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

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

Then Jonadab said to him, Go to your bed, and let it seem that you are ill: and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread, and get the food ready before my eyes, so that I may see it and take it from her ha

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֧א (וּ) u. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

So Amnon went to bed and made himself seem ill: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come and make me one or two cakes before my eyes, so that I may take food from her hand.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחָ֑ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was in bed. And she took paste and made cakes before his eyes, cooking them over the fire.

וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל (וַ) va. “and”

And she took the cooking-pot, and put the cakes before him, but he would not take them. And Amnon said, Let everyone go away from me. So they all went out.

וַתִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּצֹ֣ק (וַ) va. “and”וַיְמָאֵ֖ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Amnon said to Tamar, Take the food and come into my bedroom, so that I may take it from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and went with them into her brother Amnon's bedroom.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֵ֛א (וַ) va. “and”

And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.

וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

But he would not give attention to what she said: but being stronger than she, he took her by force, and had connection with her.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”

Then Amnon was full of hate for her, hating her with a hate greater than his earlier love for her. And he said to her, Get up and be gone.

וַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיֹּאמֶר־ (וַֽ) va “and”