H9002–/וְ–v

Saul said, Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace-offerings. He offered the burnt offering.

וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Samuel said, What have you done? Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn't come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven't entreated the favor of Yahweh: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.

וּפְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

But now your kingdom shall not continue: Yahweh has sought him a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you.

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Samuel arose, and got him up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

וְיֶתֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

וְשָׁא֞וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

וְהָרֹ֤אשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

וְחָרָשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;

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

yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”וּלְהַצִּ֖יב (וּ) u. “and”

So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

וְלֹ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲנִית֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ן (וּ) u. “and”

Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he didn't tell his father.

וְנַעְבְּרָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּלְאָבִ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people who were with him were about six hundred men;

וְשָׁא֗וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn't know that Jonathan was gone.

וַאֲחִיָּ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁן־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

וְהָאֶחָ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint to Yahweh to save by many or by few.

וְנַעְבְּרָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “so”

If they say thus to us, Wait until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But if they say thus, Come up to us; then we will go up; for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign to us.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֶה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.

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

Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹשֵׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹשֵׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.

וְנֹשֵׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית (וְ) ve. “and”

The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went [supplied: here] and there.

וְהִנֵּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲלֹֽם׃ (וַ) va. “and”