H9001–/וַ–v

And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let h

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ (וֶ) ve. “and”

So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק (וַ) va “and”

Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

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

And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would s

וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָמַ֕ד (וְ) ve. “and”וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if any man came near to give him honour, he took him by the hand and gave him a kiss.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁלַ֧ח (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָ֥שַׁק (וְ) ve. “and”

And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְגַנֵּב֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

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

For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron.

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִדִּ֤יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king's servants said to the king, See, your servants are ready to do whatever the king says is to be done.

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב (וַ) va “and”

And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.

וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Ittai, Go forward, then. And Ittai the Gittite went on, with all his men and all the little ones he had with him.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר (וַֽ) va “and”

Then Zadok came, and Abiathar, and with them the ark of God's agreement: and they put down the ark of God, till all the people from the town had gone by.

וַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖עַל (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִי (וֶ) ve. “and”וְהִרְאַ֥נִי (וְ) ve. “and”

The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem, and did not go away from there.

וַיָּ֨שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”