H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass, that after the year had expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנְהַ֣ג (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣צַר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David took the crown of their king from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also a great quantity of spoil out of the city.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so David dealt with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

וַיָּ֨שַׂר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam.

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

And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”

But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him.

וַיְחָרֵ֖ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number Israel.

וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙סֶת֙ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joab answered, the LORD make his people a hundred times more numerous than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.

וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.

וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it to thee.

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

וַיָּ֥בֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

וַיִּתֵּ֧ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּל֙ (וַ) va “and”

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thy hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֞רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”

And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be afflicted.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the LORD.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”

And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

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