H9002–/וְ–v

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

וְאָח֑וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.

וְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּבְעַ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”וַֽיהוָ֔ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

וְהָעָ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

וּבְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

וְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [supplied: the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [supplied: to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.

וְדָוִ֖יד (וְ) ve. “and”

And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

וּבָהּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁלַ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut [supplied: them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְכֵן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

וְעֵ֣ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six [supplied: on each hand], and six [supplied: on each foot]; and he also was born unto the giant.

וְאֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤יו (וְ) ve. “and”וָשֵׁשׁ֙ (וָ) va. “and”וְאַרְבַּ֔ע (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”

And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָבִ֣יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵדְעָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

וּדְבַר־ (וּ) u. “and”

And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

וּמֵאָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

וְלֵוִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”

And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (וְ) ve. “so”

either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֶ֣רֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדֶ֙בֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Jehovah; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”

And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

וּכְהַשְׁחִ֗ית (וּ) u. “and”וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”