H9001–/וַ–v

And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.

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

The lad went, and David arose from the side of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

וַיִּפֹּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both of us sworn in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever! And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech trembled at meeting David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young men to such and such a place.

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

And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

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

And David answered the priest and said to him, Yes indeed, women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the [ergänzt: bread] is in a manner common, and the more so, because to-day [ergänzt: new] is hallowed in the vessels.

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the priest gave him holy [ergänzt: bread]; for there was no bread there but the shew-loaves that were taken from before Jehovah, to put on hot bread in the day when they were taken away.

וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of terebinths, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that: give it me.

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

And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְרַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֕א (וַ) va “and”

And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל (וַ) va “and”וַיְתָיו֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֥וֹרֶד (וַ) va “and”

And Achish said to his servants, Behold, ye see the man is mad: why did ye bring him to me?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And his brethren and all his father's house heard [ergänzt: it], and they went down thither to him.

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David went thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they abode with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

וַיַּנְחֵ֕ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וּבָֽאתָ־ (וּ) u. “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk upon the height, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”

Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

וַיַּ֜עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

וַיִּשְׁאַל־ (וַ) va “and”

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”