H9002–/וְ–v

And David, hearing that Nabal was dead, said, May the Lord be praised, who has taken up my cause against Nabal for the shame which he put on me, and has kept back his servant from evil, and has sent on Nabal's head the reward of his evil-doing. And David

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

Then Abigail got up quickly and went on her ass, with five of her young women, after the men whom David had sent; and she became David's wife.

וְחָמֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David had taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, to be his wife; these two were his wives.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish of Gallim.

וְשָׁא֗וּל (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph.

וְאִתּ֛וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.

וְדָוִד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people wer

וְאַבְנֵ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁאוּל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So David and Abishai came down to the army by night: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts with his spear planted in the earth by his head: and Abner and the people were sleeping round him.

וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀ (וַ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲנִית֥וֹ (וַ) va. “and”וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Abishai said to David, God has given up your hater into your hands today; now let me give him one blow through to the earth with his spear, and there will be no need to give him a second.

וְעַתָּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Never will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.

וְ֠עַתָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֵ֥לֲכָה (וְ) ve. “and”

So David took the spear and the vessel of water from Saul's head; and they got away without any man seeing them, or being conscious of their coming, or awaking; for they were all sleeping because a deep sleep from the Lord had come on them.

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

And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Abner, Are you not a man of war? is there any other like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for one of the people came in to put the king your lord to death.

וּמִ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

What you have done is not good. By the living Lord, death is the right fate for you, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil. Now see, where is the king's spear, and the vessel of water which was by h

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

And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִ֣ם׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord will give to every man the reward of his righteousness and his faith: because the Lord gave you into my hands today, and I would not put out my hand against the man who has been marked with the holy oil.

וַֽיהוָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And so, as your life was dear to me today, may my life be dear to the Lord, and may he make me free from all my troubles.

וְהִנֵּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.

וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “<and>”וְשָׁא֖וּל (וְ) ve. “and”

So David and the six hundred men who were with him went over to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David and his men were living with Achish at Gath; every man had his family with him, and David had his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, who had been the wife of Nabal.

וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו (וַ) va. “and”וּבֵית֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁתֵּ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul, hearing that David had gone to Gath, went after him no longer.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”