H9002–/וְ–v

You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shall you wait, until I come to you, and show you what you shall do.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, when all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

One of the same place answered, Who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Where went you? He said, To seek the donkeys; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn't tell him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he said to the children of Israel, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:

וּמִיַּד֙ (וּ) u. “and”

but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, [supplied: No], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands.

וְאַתֶּ֨ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

וָמָֽעְלָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.

וְגַ֨ם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

וּבְנֵ֧י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.

וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

The elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to you.

וְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever doesn't come forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

וְאַחַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

וְאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

It was so on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it happened, that those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

The people said to Samuel, Who is he who said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

וּנְמִיתֵֽם׃ (וּ) u. “so”

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

וְנֵלְכָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “so”וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ (וּ) u. “so”

All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

וְעַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי (וָ) va. “and”וּבָנַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲנִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Here I am: witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

וְנֶ֣גֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמ֧וֹר (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִיַּד־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַעְלִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “so”וְאָשִׁ֖יב (וְ) ve. “so”

They said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

He said to them, Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. They said, He is witness.

וְעֵ֤ד (וְ) ve. “and”