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 Arameans.

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 Arameans 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 prove strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and the LORD 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 unto the battle to meet the Arameans; and they fled before him.

וְהָעָ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Arameans 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 Arameans saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought out the Arameans that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

וְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Arameans fled before Israel; and David slew of the Arameans 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 Arameans 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 to battle, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.

וְדָוִ֖יד (וְ) ve. “and”

And David took the crown of Malcam 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 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 on each hand, and six 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 Beersheba 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 three-score and ten thousand men that drew sword.

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

But Levi and Benjamin he did not number 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 the LORD: 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 swept away before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all t

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 now into the hand of the LORD, 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, the LORD 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 the LORD was standing by the thres

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

And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD standing between the earth and the 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”