H9001–/וַ–v

His war-dress they put in the house of Astarte; and his body was fixed on the wall of Beth-shan.

וַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

All the fighting men got up and, travelling all night, took Saul's body and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh and had them burned there.

וַיָּק֜וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And their bones they put in the earth under a tree in Jabesh; and for seven days they took no food.

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ (וַ) va “and”

Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.

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

And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּמֻ֔תוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the young man said, I came by chance to Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul supporting himself on his spear; and the war-carriages and horsemen overtook him.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.

וַיִּ֥פֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְאֵ֑נִי (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”

And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֹמַ֣ר (וָ) va “and”

Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So I put my foot on him and gave him his death-blow, because I was certain that he would not go on living after his fall: and I took the crown from his head and the band from his arm, and I have them here for my lord.

וָאֶעֱמֹ֤ד (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶקַּ֞ח (וָ) va. “and”וָאֲבִיאֵ֥ם (וָ) va. “and”

Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑ם (וַ) va “and”

And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.

וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.

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

And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David sent for one of his young men and said, Go near and put an end to him. And he put him to death.

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:

וַיְקֹנֵ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

(It is recorded in the book of Jashar for teaching to the sons of Judah) and he said:

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken!

וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So David went there, taking with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”