H9002–/וְ–v

Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wro

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace

וְיָשֹׁב֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַמֶּ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”

Is this not David, who was named in their songs, when in the dance they said to one another, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not

וְט֣וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֹאֲךָ֤ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעֵינֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

So now go back, and go in peace, so that you do not make the lords of the Philistines angry.

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֵ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַבְדֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וָלֵֽכוּ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the South and on Ziklag, and had overcome Ziklag and put it on fire;

וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when David and his men came to the town, they saw that it had been burned down, and their wives and their sons and daughters had been made prisoners.

וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.

וְהָעָ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel, had been made prisoners.

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל (וַ) va. “and”

And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.

וְהַצֵּ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”

So David went, and his six hundred men went with him, and they came to the stream Besor.

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.

וְאַרְבַּע־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they gave him part of a cake of figs and some dry grapes; and after the food, his spirit came back to him, for he had had no food or drink for three days and nights.

וּשְׁנֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And David said to him, Whose man are you and where do you come from? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master went on without me because three days back I became ill.

וְאֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

We made an attack on the south part of the country of the Cherethites, and on the land which is Judah's, and on the south of Caleb; and we put Ziklag on fire.

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

And David said to him, Will you take me down to this band? And he said, If you give me your oath that you will not put me to death or give me up to my master, I will take you to them.

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

And when he had taken him down, they saw them all, seated about on all sides, feasting and drinking among all the mass of goods which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁתִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”

And David went on fighting them from evening till the evening of the day after; and not one of them got away but only four hundred young men who went in flight on camels.

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

And David got back everything the Amalekites had taken; and he got back his two wives.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

There was no loss of anything, small or great, sons or daughters or goods or anything which they had taken away: David got it all back.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנוֹת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשָּׁלָ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֛ד (וְ) ve. “and”