H9001–/וַ–v

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Lo, the new moon `is' to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the king to eat; and thou hast sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field till the third evening;

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-Lehem his city, for a sacrifice of the days `is' there for all the family.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (וְ) ve. “and”

and thou hast done kindness, to thy servant, for into a covenant of Jehovah thou hast brought thy servant with thee; -- and if there is in me iniquity, put thou me to death; and unto thy father, why is this -- thou dost bring me in?'

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jonathan saith, `Far be it from thee! for I certainly do not know that the evil hath been determined by my father to come upon thee, and I do not declare it to thee.'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Who doth declare to me? or what `if' thy father doth answer thee sharply?'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan saith unto David, `Come, and we go out into the field;' and they go out both of them into the field.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan saith unto David, `Jehovah, God of Israel -- when I search my father, about `this' time to-morrow `or' the third `day', and lo, good `is' towards David, and I do not then send unto thee, and have uncovered thine ear --

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְגָלִ֖יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

thus doth Jehovah do to Jonathan, and thus doth He add; when the evil concerning thee is good to my father, then I have uncovered thine ear, and sent thee away, and thou hast gone in peace, and Jehovah is with thee, as he was with my father;

וְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought `it' from the hand of the enemies of David;

וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (וַ) va “and”וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ (וּ) u. “and”

and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because he loveth him, for with the love of his own soul he hath loved him.

וַיּ֤וֹסֶף (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan saith to him, `To-morrow `is' new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat is looked after;

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ (וַ) va “and”וְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and on the third day thou dost certainly come down, and hast come in unto the place where thou wast hidden in the day of the work, and hast remained near the stone Ezel.

וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָאתָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,

וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sitteth at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after.

וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul saith unto Jonathan his son, `Wherefore hath the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or to-day, unto the food?'

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan answereth Saul, `David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

וַיַּ֥עַן (וַ) va “and”

and he saith, Send me away, I pray thee, for a family sacrifice we have in the city, and my brother himself hath given command to me, and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren; therefore he hath not come unto the table of the king.'

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, `Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?

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

And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Why is he put to death? what hath he done?'

וַיַּ֙עַן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul casteth the javelin at him to smite him, and Jonathan knoweth that it hath been determined by his father to put David to death.

וַיָּ֨טֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֙דַע֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan riseth from the table in the heat of anger, and hath not eaten food on the second day of the new moon, for he hath been grieved for David, for his father put him to shame.

וַיָּ֧קָם (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that Jonathan goeth out into the field for the appointment with David, and a little youth `is' with him.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And he saith to his youth, `Run, find, I pray thee, the arrows which I am shooting;' the youth is running, and he hath shot the arrow, causing `it' to pass over him.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the youth cometh unto the place of the arrow which Jonathan hath shot, and Jonathan calleth after the youth, and saith, `Is not the arrow beyond thee?'

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and Jonathan calleth after the youth, `Speed, haste, stand not;' and Jonathan's youth gathereth the arrows, and cometh unto his lord.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”