H9001–/וַ–v

And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake [ergänzt: them] and shalt certainly recover.

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

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor; and those that were left stayed behind.

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

And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor.

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,

וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אכַל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

and gave him a piece of fig-cake and two raisin-cakes, and he ate, and his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, for three days and three nights.

וַיִּתְּנוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אכַל (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”

And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִי (וַ) va “and”

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither put me to death nor deliver me up into the hand of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

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

And he brought him down, and behold, they were spread over the whole land, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day; and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.

וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David recovered his two wives.

וַיַּצֵּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”

And David took all the flocks and the herds, [ergänzt: which] they drove before the other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and whom they had left behind at the torrent Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him; and David drew near to the people and saluted them.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And all the wicked men, and [ergänzt: men] of Belial, of those that had gone with David, answered and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [ergänzt: aught] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [ergänzt: them] away and depart.

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

Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Jehovah has given us, who has preserved us, and given the troop that came against us into our hand.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמֹ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֗ן (וַ) va “and”

And it was [ergänzt: so] from that day forward; and he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָ (וַ) va “and”

And David came to Ziklag, and he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Jehovah:

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa.

וַיָּנֻ֜סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.

וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.

וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥חֶל (וַ) va “and”

Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.

וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”

And when the men of Israel that were on this side of the valley, and [ergänzt: they] that were on this side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

וַיִּרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent [ergänzt: them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people.

וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”