H9001–/וַ–v

`And, now, lo, I have known that thou dost certainly reign, and the kingdom of Israel hath stood in thy hand;

וְקָ֙מָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel dieth, and all Israel are gathered, and mourn for him, and bury him in his house, in Ramah; and David riseth and goeth down unto the wilderness of Paran.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖רֶד (וַ) va “and”

And `there is' a man in Maon, and his work `is' in Carmel; and the man `is' very great, and he hath three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he is shearing his flock in Carmel.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”

And David heareth in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

and David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, `Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָאתֶ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ (וּ) u. “and”

and said thus: To life! and thou, peace; and thy house, peace; and all that thou hast -- peace!

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥ם (וַ) va. “and”

And the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David -- and rest.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, `Who `is' David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;

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

and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given `it' to men whom I have not known whence they `are'!'

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the young men of David turn on their way, and turn back, and come in, and declare to him according to all these words.

וַיַּהַפְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David saith to his men, `Gird ye on each his sword;' and they gird on each his sword, and David also girdeth on his sword, and there go up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred have remained by the vessels.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּחְגֹּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”

And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, `Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;

וַיָּ֥עַט (וַ) va “and”

And Abigail hasteth, and taketh two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep, prepared, and five measures of roasted corn, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred bunches of figs, and setteth `them' on the asses.

וַתְּמַהֵ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֖שֶׂם (וַ) va. “and”

And she saith to her young men, `Pass over before me; lo, after you I am coming;' and to her husband Nabal she hath not declared `it';

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

and it hath come to pass, she is riding on the ass and is coming down in the secret part of the hill-country, and lo, David and his men are coming down to meet her, and she meeteth them.

וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And David said, `Only, in vain I have kept all that this `one' hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

וַיָּֽשֶׁב־ (וַ) va “and”

And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

וַתֵּ֤רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֖רֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּפֹּ֞ל (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va. “and”

and falleth at his feet and saith, `On me, my lord, the iniquity; and let, I pray thee, thy handmaid speak in thine ear, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

וַתִּפֹּל֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

`And, now, this blessing which thy maid-servant hath brought to my lord -- it hath been given to the young men who are going up and down at the feet of my lord.

וְנִתְּנָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And man riseth to pursue thee and to seek thy soul, and the soul of my lord hath been bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; as to the soul of thine enemies, He doth sling them out in the midst of the hollow of the sling.

וַיָּ֤קָם (וַ) va “and”וְֽהָיְתָה֩ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

`And it hath been, when Jehovah doth to my lord according to all the good which He hath spoken concerning thee, and appointed thee for leader over Israel,

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְצִוְּךָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

that this is not to thee for a stumbling-block, and for an offence of heart to my lord -- either to shed blood for nought, or my lord's restraining himself; and Jehovah hath done good to my lord, and thou hast remembered thy handmaid.'

וְהֵיטִ֤ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David saith to Abigail, `Blessed `is' Jehovah, God of Israel, who hath sent thee this day to meet me,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And yet, Jehovah liveth, God of Israel, who hath kept me back from doing evil with thee, for unless thou hadst hasted, and dost come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal till the light of the morning, of those sitting on the wall.'

וַתָּבֹאת֙ (וַ) va. “and”