H9001–/וַ–v

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where are the outposts of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou comest thither, into the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with lute and tambour and pipe and harp before them; and they themselves prophesying.

וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ (וּ) u. “and”

And the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

וְצָלְחָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, when these signs shall come to thee, thou shalt do as thy hand shall find; for God is with thee.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, [ergänzt: and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

וְיָרַדְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And it was [ergänzt: so] that when he turned his back to go away from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּהֲפָךְ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּצְלַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֕וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when he had ended prophesying, he came to the high place.

וַיְכַל֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”וַנָּב֖וֹא (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel called the people together to Jehovah to Mizpah.

וַיַּצְעֵ֤ק (וַ) va “and”

And he said to the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, *I* brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you;

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וָאַצִּ֤יל (וָ) va. “and”

but *ye* have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, [ergänzt: Nay,] but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

וַיַּקְרֵ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב (וַ) va “and”וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּלָּכֵד֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Therefore they inquired of Jehovah further, Will the man yet come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

וַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגְבַּהּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, May the king live.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֧עוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח (וַ) va “and”

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and with him went the band, whose hearts God had touched.

וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֖י (וַ) va “and”

And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

וַיַּ֗עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֖חַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this [ergänzt: condition] will I treat with you, that I thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”