H9001–/וַ–v

And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְחַ֗ר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.

וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֕ךְ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיִ֥תָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. And Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [ergänzt: went] before them.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַרְכ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven hundred [ergänzt: in] chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

וַיָּ֣נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”

And all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were routed before Israel, and they made peace with Israel, and served them. And the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

וַיִּרְא֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֥מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they laid waste the [ergänzt: land of the] children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David abode at Jerusalem.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”

and David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urijah the Hittite?

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ (וַ) va “and”וַתָּב֤וֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”

And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

וַתַּ֖הַר (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And David sent to Joab [ergänzt: saying], Send me Urijah the Hittite. And Joab sent Urijah to David.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

And Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”

And they had told David saying, Urijah did not go down to his house; and David said to Urijah, Art thou not come from a journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house?

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

And Urijah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields: shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [ergänzt: As] thou livest, and [ergänzt: as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Urijah, Abide here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. And Urijah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow.

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

And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.

וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אכַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.

וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִכָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וָמֵֽת׃ (וָ) va. “and”