H9002–/וְ–v

Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

וְעִבְר֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So David and all the people who were with him went up over Jordan: when dawn came, every one of them had gone over Jordan.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in th

וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל (וַ) va. “and”

And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Absalom put Amasa at the head of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had been the lover of Abigail, the daughter of Jesse, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁמוֹ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And Israel and Absalom put up their tents in the land of Gilead.

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi, the son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

וְשֹׁבִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָכִ֤יר (וּ) u. “and”וּבַרְזִלַּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Came with beds and basins and pots, and grain and meal, and all sorts of dry foods,

וְסַפּוֹת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְלִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְחִטִּ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְקֶ֣מַח (וְ) ve. “and”וְקָלִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וּפ֥וֹל (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”וְקָלִֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And honey and butter and sheep and milk-cheeses, for David and his people: for they said, This people is in the waste land, needing food and drink and rest.

וּדְבַ֣שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְחֶמְאָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֹאן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁפ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְלָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָיֵ֥ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְצָמֵ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.

וְשָׂרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out wit

וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת (וְ) ve. “and”

But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better fo

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

And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

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

And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went

וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַדּ֛וּעַ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָלַ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched

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

And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.

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

And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

וְהַיּ֤וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?

וִ֣יהִי (וִ֣) Vi. “and”וּלְכָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.

וִיהִי־ (וִ) vi. “and”

Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.

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