H9002–/וְ–v

For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.

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

And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

וְ֠עַתָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!

וְהָרָ֔ע (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיהוָ֥ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant J

וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל (וּ) u. “and”וְה֗וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.

וַאדֹנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.

וְלֵ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

וּפָנַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וּפְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֣ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair;) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

וּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮ (וּֽ) u. “and”

And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.

וּבַ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁמָ֣הּ (וּ) u. “and”

For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

וּפְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.

וְלוֹ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַצִּית֣וּהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let h

וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ (וְ) ve. “so”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him.

וְסֻסִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (וַ) va. “and”

And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

וּנְכֹחִ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ (וְ) ve. “and”

And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

וְעָלַ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט (וּ) u. “and”

Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord:

וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם (וַ) va. “so”

And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֹלְכִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

וְהָעָ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וָרָ֖ב (וָ) va. “and”

And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.

וְנִבְרָ֔חָה (וְ) ve. “so”

So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king went out, and all his servants went after him, and made a stop at the Far House.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people went on by his side; and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the men of Ittai of Gath, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, went on before the king.

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