H9001–/וַ–v

And Absalom saith unto Joab, `Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? -- good for me while I `am' there -- and now, let me see the king's face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.'

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

And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth `it' to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.

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

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

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

and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, `Of what city `art' thou?' and he saith, `Of one of the tribes of Israel `is' thy servant.'

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 saith unto him, `See, thy matters `are' good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Absalom saith, `Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? -- then I have declared him righteous.'

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

And it hath come to pass, in the drawing nearing of any one to bow himself to him, that he hath put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;

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

and Absalom doth according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment unto the king, and Absalom stealeth the heart of the men of Israel.

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

And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom saith unto the king, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I complete my vow, that I vowed to Jehovah in Hebron,

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

for a vow hath thy servant vowed in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying, If Jehovah doth certainly bring me back to Jerusalem, then I have served Jehovah.'

וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king saith to him, `Go in peace;' and he riseth and goeth to Hebron,

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

and Absalom sendeth spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, `At your hearing the voice of the trumpet, then ye have said, Absalom hath reigned in Hebron.'

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

and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.

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

And he who is declaring tidings cometh in unto David, saying, `The heart of the men of Israel hath been after Absalom.'

וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And David saith to all his servants who `are' with him in Jerusalem, `Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'

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

And the servants of the king say unto the king, `According to all that my lord the king chooseth -- lo, thy servants `do'.'

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king goeth out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaveth ten women -- concubines -- to keep the house.

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

And the king goeth out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.

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

And the king saith unto Ittai the Gittite, `Why dost thou go -- thou also -- with us? turn back -- and abide with the king, for thou `art' a stranger, and also an exile thou -- to thy place.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Ittai answereth the king and saith, `Jehovah liveth, and my lord the king liveth, surely in the place where my lord the king is -- if for death, if for life, surely there is thy servant.'

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

And David saith unto Ittai, `Go and pass over;' and Ittai the Gittite passeth over, and all his men, and all the infants who `are' with him.

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

and lo, also Zadok, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God, and they make the ark of God firm, and Abiathar goeth up, till the completion of all the people to pass over out of the city.

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

And the king saith to Zadok, `Take back the ark of God to the city; if I find grace in the eyes of Jehovah, then He hath brought me back, and shewn me it and His habitation;

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

And the king saith unto Zadok the priest, `Art thou a seer? turn back to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Zadok taketh back -- and Abiathar -- the ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.

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