H9001–/וַ–v

And Jonathan saith, `Lo, we are passing over unto the men, and are revealed unto them;

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וְנִגְלִ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

if thus they say unto us, `Stand still till we have come unto you,' then we have stood in our place, and do not go up unto them;

וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and if thus they say, `Come up against us,' then we have gone up, for Jehovah hath given them into our hand, and this to us `is' the sign.

וְעָלִ֔ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And revealed are both of them unto the station of the Philistines, and the Philistines say, `Lo, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hid themselves.'

וַיִּגָּל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of the station answer Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons, and say, `Come up unto us, and we cause you to know something.' And Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Come up after me, for Jehovah hath given them into the hand of Israel.'

וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan goeth up on his hands, and on his feet, and the bearer of his weapons after him; and they fall before Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him.

וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men, in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field,

וַתְּהִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”

and there is a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people, the station and the destroyers have trembled -- even they, and the earth shaketh, and it becometh a trembling of God.

וַתְּהִי֩ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.

וַיִּרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul saith to the people who `are' with him, `Inspect, I pray you, and see; who hath gone from us?' and they inspect, and lo, Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons are not.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Saul saith to Ahiah, `Bring nigh the ark of God;' for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which `is' in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, `Remove thy hand.'

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul is called, and all the people who `are' with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour -- a very great destruction.

וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

and all the men of Israel, who are hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, have heard that the Philistines have fled, and they pursue -- even they -- after them in battle.

וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.

וַיּ֧וֹשַׁע (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, `Cursed `is' the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;' and none of the people hath tasted food.

וַיֹּאֶל֩ (וַ) va “and”וְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all `they of' the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan hath not heard of his father's adjuring the people, and putteth forth the end of the rod, which `is' in his hand, and dippeth it in the honeycomb, and bringeth back his hand unto his mouth -- and his eyes see!

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַתָּאֹ֖רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And a man of the people answereth and saith, `Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed `is' the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.'

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖עַף (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan saith, `My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they smite on that day among the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people are very weary,

וַיַּכּ֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥עַף (וַ) va “and”

and the people make unto the spoil, and take sheep, and oxen, and sons of the herd, and slaughter on the earth, and the people eat with the blood.

וַיַּ֤עַט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אכַל (וַ) va “and”

And they declare to Saul, saying, `Lo, the people are sinning against Jehovah, to eat with the blood.' And he saith, `Ye have dealt treacherously, roll unto me to-day a great stone.'

וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul saith, `Be ye scattered among the people, and ye have said to them, Bring ye nigh unto me each his ox, and each his sheep; and ye have slain `them' in this place, and eaten, and ye do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood.' And all the people bring nigh each his ox, in his hand, that night, and slaughter `them' there.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ (וַ) va “and”