H9001–/וַ–v

David inquired of Yahweh, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? He answered him, Pursue; for you shall surely overtake [ergänzt: them], and shall without fail recover [ergänzt: all].

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

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

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

But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't go over the brook Besor.

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

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”

David said to him, To whom belong you? and whence are you? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to 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”

David said to him, Will you bring me down to this troop? He said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.

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

When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, 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”

David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.

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

David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.

וַיַּצֵּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”

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

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

David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted 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 base fellows, of those who went with David, and said, Because they didn't go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.

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

Then said David, You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

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

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

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

When David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh:

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 on Mount Gilboa.

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

The Philistines followed hard on Saul and on his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

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

The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

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

Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armor bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his 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”

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell 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 armor bearer, and all his men, that same day together.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”

When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond 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 lived in them.

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

It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

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

They cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the news to the house of their idols, and to the people.

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