H9001–/וַ–v

And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖רֶד (וַ) va “and”

And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

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

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֥אתָ (וּ) u. “and”

And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And David got together all the fighting-men of Israel to the number of thirty thousand;

וַיֹּ֨סֶף (וַ) va “and”

And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.

וַיָּ֣קָם׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And they put the ark of God on a new cart and took it out of the house of Abinadab which was on the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were the drivers of the cart.

וַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it.

וַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they came to Nacon's grain-floor, Uzzah put his hand on the ark of God to keep it safe in its place, for the oxen were out of control.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אחֶז (וַ) va “and”

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God.

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day.

וַיִּ֣חַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֞א (וַ) va “and”

And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

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

So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

וַיַּטֵּ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the ark of the Lord was in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months: and the Lord sent a blessing on Obed-edom and all his family.

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.

וַיֻּגַּ֗ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַל֩ (וַ) va “and”

And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.

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

And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַתֵּ֨רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּ֥בֶז (וַ) va. “and”

And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.

וַיָּבִ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֤גוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.

וַיְכַ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.

וַיְחַלֵּ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself

וַיָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּצֵ֞א (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”