H9001–/וַ–v

And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

וַתֵּ֤רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּזְעַ֖ק (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va. “and”

And the king said to her, Have no fear: what do you see? And the woman said to Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּ֤דַע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקֹּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

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

And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרַ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.

וַיְמַהֵ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.

וַתָּב֤וֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֖רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וָאָשִׂ֤ים (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”

But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

וַיְמָאֵ֗ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְרְצוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And the woman had in the house a young cow, made fat for food; and she put it to death straight away; and she took meal and got it mixed and made unleavened bread;

וַתְּמַהֵ֖ר (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּח־ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֔לָשׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּפֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And she put it before Saul and his servants, and they had a meal. Then they got up and went away the same night.

וַתַּגֵּ֧שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now the Philistines got all their army together at Aphek: and the Israelites put their forces in position by the fountain in Jezreel.

וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wro

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

But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace

וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not

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

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

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

And Achish in answer said, It is true that in my eyes you are good, like an angel of God: but still, the rulers of the Philistines have said, He is not to go up with us to the fight.

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

So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.

וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְא֥וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”

Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the South and on Ziklag, and had overcome Ziklag and put it on fire;

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when David and his men came to the town, they saw that it had been burned down, and their wives and their sons and daughters had been made prisoners.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”

Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.

וַתֵּ֨צֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.

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