H9002–/וְ–v

And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

וּמִיכַ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ (וִ) vi. “and”

But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place and hide thyself;

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and tell thee.

וַאֲנִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲנִ֕י (וַ) va. “and”

And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;

וְכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

for he put his life in hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou didst see [supplied: it], and didst rejoice; why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, in slaying David without cause?

וְלָ֤מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played with his hand.

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲנִית֖וֹ (וַ) va. “and”וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul sought to smite David and the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall. And David fled, and escaped that night.

וּבַקִּ֔יר (וּ) u. “and”וְדָוִ֛ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.

וְלַהֲמִית֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Michal took the image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' [supplied: hair] at its head, and covered it with the coverlet.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [supplied: hair] at its head.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְבִ֥יר (וּ) u. “and”

And David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

וְדָוִ֨ד (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”

Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל (וּ) u. “and”

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, at Naioth by Ramah.

וְדָוִ֑ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And he himself also stripped off his clothes, and prophesied, himself also, before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?

וּמֶֽה־ (וּ) u. “and”

And he said to him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, and not apprise me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַדּוּעַ֩ (וּ) u. “and”

And David swore again and again, and said, Thy father certainly knows that I have found favour in thy sight: and he has thought, Jonathan shall not know this, lest he be grieved; but truly [supplied: as] Jehovah liveth, and [supplied: as] thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

וְאוּלָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.

וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (וְ) ve. “so”

And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.

וְאָנֹכִ֛י (וְ) ve. “and”

If he say thus, It is well, -- thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

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

And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jonathan said to David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

וְנֵצֵ֣א (וְ) ve. “so”

And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, God of Israel, when I sound my father about this time to-morrow, [supplied: or] the next day, and behold, there be good toward David, and I then send not to thee, and apprise thee of it,

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