H9001–/וַ–v

And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

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

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

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

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook 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 did eat; and they made him drink water;

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

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

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

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone 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 company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.

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

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, 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 unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

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

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

וַיַּצֵּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”

And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those 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, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

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

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead 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 the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

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

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

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

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

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

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

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

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

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

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

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

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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

And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon 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 armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”

And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side 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 on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

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

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

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