H9001–/וַ–v

Benaiah came to the Tent of Yahweh, and said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth. He said, No; but I will die here. Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

The king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀ (וַ) va. “and”

Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn't know it, [supplied: to wit], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

וְהֵשִׁיב֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּהַרְגֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

So shall their blood return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed forever: but to David, and to his seed, and to his house, and to his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Yahweh.

וְשָׁ֤בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

וַיַּ֗עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְגַּע־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and don't go forth from there any where.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

For on the day you go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, know you for certain that you shall surely die: your blood shall be on your own head.

וְהָיָ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.

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

It happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְרְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

Shimei arose, and saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

It was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֹֽׁב׃ (וַ) va “and”

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Didn't I adjure you by Yahweh, and protest to you, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die? and you said to me, The saying that I have heard is good.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאָעִ֤ד (וָ) va. “and”וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַתֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father: therefore Yahweh shall return your wickedness on your own head.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהֵשִׁ֧יב (וְ) ve. “and”

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְגַּע־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹ֑ת (וַ) va “and”

Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Yahweh, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיאֶ֙הָ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

וַיֶּאֱהַ֤ב (וַ) va “and”

The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer on that altar.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give you.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשְׁמָר־ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va. “and”

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?

וְנָתַתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

וַיִּיטַ֥ב (וַ) va “and”

God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשָׁאַ֧לְתָּ (וְ) ve. “and”

If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.

וְהַאַרַכְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

וַיִּקַ֥ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּב֨וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֣ד׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”