H9002–/וְ–v

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

וְכִרְא֨וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

וּכְשׁ֣וּב (וּ) u. “and”וְרֹ֥אשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

וּמַדָּ֕יו (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [supplied: and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

וְגַ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.

וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

וְלִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְע֥וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

וָהָֽלְאָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

וְדָוִ֛ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֲנִ֖ית (וְ) ve. “and”

and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

וּבַקִּ֑יר (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.

וּמֵעִ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.

וַֽיהוָ֖ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהוּדָ֔ה (וִ) vi. “and”וָבָ֖א (וָ) va. “and”

And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁא֣וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְהִי־ (וּ) u. “and”

And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, [supplied: or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

וְהִ֧יא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

וּתְהִי־ (וּ) u. “so”וּתְהִי־ (וּ) u. “so”

And Saul commanded his servants, [supplied: saying], Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

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

And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

וְאָנֹכִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִקְלֶֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

וְשָׁא֣וּל (וְ) ve. “and”

And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired;

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו (וַ) va. “and”