H9002–/וְ–v

When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? Abner said, As your soul lives, O king, I can't tell.

וְכִרְא֨וֹת (וְ) ve. “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”

It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to 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”

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”

Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.

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

David went out wherever 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”

It happened 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 tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

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

The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to 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”

Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

וָהָֽלְאָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. 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 strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

וּבַקִּ֑יר (וּ) u. “and”

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

וּמֵעִ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh 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”

Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as wife: only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles. For Saul said, Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.

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

David said to 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 happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

וְהִ֧יא (וְ) ve. “and”

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

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

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

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

Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Seems 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”

Saul said, Thus shall you tell David, The king desires no dowry except one 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”

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

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed 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. Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו (וַ) va. “and”