H9001–/וַ–v

Then said Saul to his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (וַ) va “and”

So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

וַיָּ֤מָת (וַ) va “and”

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

וַ֠יִּרְאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines around, to carry tidings to their idols, and to the people.

וַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיא֖וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”

So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”

And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּב֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּכְרֹת֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

And David said, Whoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was chief.

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

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it, The city of David.

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And he built the city around, even from Millo around: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

So David became greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

וַתְּהִ֛י (וַ) va. “and”

And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.

וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֥וֹשַׁע (וַ) va “and”

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

וַיֵּרְד֡וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!

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

And the three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,

וַיִּבְקְע֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”