H9001–/וַ–v

And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

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

And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”

So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.

וַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”

And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.

וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֶּ֤רֶב (וַ) va “and”

And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went

וַיִּקָּרֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחֱזַ֧ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֻּתַּן֙ (וַ) va “and”

And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.

וַיַּרְא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.

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

And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.

וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.

וַיִּתְקַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ (וַ) va “and”

Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

וַיַּצֶּב־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא (וַ) va “and”

And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖ (וּ) u. “and”

Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרֹֽץ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?

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

Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר (וַֽ) va “and”

Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֔רְא (וַ) va “and”

And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.

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

And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.

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

And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסֹּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”