H9001–/וַ–v

and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

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

and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.

וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֕ךְ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;

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

And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who `are' with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;

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

and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

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

And Aram seeth that it is smitten before Israel, and they are gathered together;

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

and Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which `is' beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer `is' before them.

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

And it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in to Helam, and Aram setteth itself in array to meet David, and they fight 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 Aram fleeth from the presence of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and Shobach head of its host he hath smitten, and he dieth there.

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

And all the kings -- servants of Hadadezer -- see that they have been smitten before Israel, and make peace with Israel, and serve them; and Aram is afraid to help any more the Bene-Ammon.

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

And it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that David sendeth Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroy the Bene-Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah. And David is dwelling in Jerusalem,

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

and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman `is' of very good appearance,

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

and David sendeth and inquireth about the woman, and saith, `Is not this Bath-Sheba, daughter of Eliam, wife of Uriah the Hittite?'

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

And David sendeth messengers, and taketh her, and she cometh unto him, and he lieth with her -- and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness -- and she turneth back unto 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 conceiveth, and sendeth, and declareth to David, and saith, `I `am' conceiving.'

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

And David sendeth unto Joab, `Send unto me Uriah the Hittite,' and Joab sendeth Uriah unto David;

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

and Uriah cometh unto him, and David asketh of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.

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

And David saith to Uriah, `Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet;' and Uriah goeth out of the king's house, and there goeth out after him a gift from the king,

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

and Uriah lieth down at the opening of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and hath not gone down unto his house.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”

And they declare to David, saying, `Uriah hath not gone down unto his house;' and David saith unto Uriah, `Hast thou not come from a journey? wherefore hast thou not gone down unto thy house?'

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

And Uriah saith unto David, `The ark, and Israel, and Judah, are abiding in booths, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, on the face of the field are encamping; and I -- I go in unto my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife! -- thy life, and the life of thy soul -- if I do this thing.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto Uriah, `Abide in this `place' also to-day, and to-morrow I send thee away;' and Uriah abideth in Jerusalem, on that day, and on the morrow,

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

and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.

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

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that David writeth a letter unto Joab, and sendeth by the hand of Uriah;

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

and he writeth in the letter, saying, `Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'

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