H9002–/וְ–v

And Samuel saith unto the people, `Jehovah -- He who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Egypt!

וְאֶֽת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר (וַ) va. “and”

and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

`When Jacob hath come in to Egypt, and your fathers cry unto Jehovah, then Jehovah sendeth Moses and Aaron, and they bring out your fathers from Egypt, and cause them to dwell in this place,

וְאֶֽת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and they forget Jehovah their God, and He selleth them into the hand of Sisera, head of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fight against them,

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְיַד֙ (וּ) u. “and”

and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

`And Jehovah sendeth Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivereth you out of the hand of your enemies round about, and ye dwell confidently.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

`And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God `is' your king!

וַיהוָ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

`If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been -- both ye and the king who hath reigned over you -- after Jehovah your God.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “<and>”

`And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah -- then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

`Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;

וּרְא֔וּ (וּ) u. “and”

is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'

וְיִתֵּ֥ן (וְ) ve. “so”וּמָטָ֑ר (וּ) u. “and”וּדְע֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”וּרְא֗וּ (וּ) u. “and”

And Samuel calleth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth voices and rain, on that day, and all the people greatly fear Jehovah and Samuel;

וּמָטָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and all the people say unto Samuel, `Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they `are' vain,

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

`I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;

וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and if ye really do evil, both ye and your king are consumed.'

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

A son of a year `is' Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned over Israel,

וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁתֵּ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

and Saul chooseth for himself three thousand `men' out of Israel; and two thousand are with Saul in Michmash, and in the hill-country of Beth-El; and a thousand have been with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the remnant of the people he hath sent each to his tents.

וּבְהַ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶ֗לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֶ֣תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jonathan smiteth the garrison of the Philistines which `is' in Geba, and the Philistines hear, and Saul hath blown with a trumpet through all the land, saying, `Let the Hebrews hear.'

וְשָׁאוּל֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all Israel have heard, saying, `Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines,' and also, `Israel hath been abhorred by the Philistines;' and the people are called after Saul to Gilgal.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Philistines have been gathered to fight with Israel; thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and a people as the sand which `is' on the sea-shore for multitude; and they come up and encamp in Michmash, east of Beth-Aven.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Israel have seen that they are distressed, that the people hath been oppressed, and the people hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבַסְּלָעִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבַצְּרִחִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And Hebrews have passed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; and Saul `is' yet in Gilgal, and all the people have trembled after him.

וְעִבְרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְגִלְעָ֑ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁאוּל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he waiteth seven days, according to the appointment with Samuel, and Samuel hath not come to Gilgal, and the people are scattered from off him.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”