H9002–/וְ–v

The watchman cried, and told the king. The king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. He came apace, and drew near.

וְקָרֵֽב׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

The watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. The king said, He is a good man, and comes with good news.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I don't know what it was.

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

Behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, News for my lord the king; for Yahweh has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

The king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? The Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you hurt, be as that young man is.

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

The king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!

וְכֹ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, my son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!

וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Joab came into the house to the king, and said, You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you: for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased you well.

וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲבָדִ֔ים (וַ) va. “and”וְכֻלָּ֤נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants; for I swear by Yahweh, if you don't go forth, there will not stay a man with you this night: and that will be worse to you than all the evil that has happened to you from your youth until now.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַבֵּ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

וּֽלְכָל־ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”

All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.

וְה֤וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don't you speak a word of bringing the king back?

וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [supplied: to bring him] to his house.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְבַר֙ (וּ) u. “and”

You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?

וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֧מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Say you to Amasa, Aren't you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren't captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as [supplied: the heart of] one man; so that they sent to the king, [supplied: saying], Return you, and all your servants.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

וִיהוּדָ֞ה (וִ) vi. “and”

There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.

וְאֶ֨לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְצִיבָ֗א (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת (וַ) va. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

There went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁמְעִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

He said to the king, Don't let my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do you remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For your servant does know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

וְהִנֵּֽה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for don't I know that I am this day king over Israel?

וְלָכֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.

וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

He answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.

וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “so”