H9001–/וַ–v

And all the people remarked it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.

וַיִּיטַ֖ב (וַ) va “and”

And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.

וַיֵּדְע֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were enfeebled, and all Israel was troubled.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.

וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Jonathan Saul's son had a son that was lame of [ergänzt: his] feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jizreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּנֹ֔ס (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came in about the heat of the day into the house of Ishbosheth, who was taking his noonday rest.

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they came thither into the midst of the house, [ergänzt: as though] they would fetch wheat; and they smote him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

They came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him; and they took his head, and went by the way of the plain all night.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, thine enemy who sought thy life; and Jehovah has given to my lord the king to be avenged this day of Saul and of his seed.

וַ֠יָּבִאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

Then David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, [ergänzt: As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,

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

when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag -- to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings:

וָאֹחֲזָ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ (וָ) va. “and”

how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? and should I not now demand his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged [ergänzt: them] up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

וַיְצַו֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּתְל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel.

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.

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

But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul ...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּבְנֽוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.

וַיֵּ֣דַע (וַ) va “and”

And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

וַיִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ (וַ) va “and”