H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David; and Urijah the Hittite died also.

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֕מָת (וַ) va “and”

Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,

וַיְצַ֥ו (וַ) va “and”

and if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say to thee, Why did ye go so near to the city to fight? did ye not know that they would shoot from the wall?

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why did ye go near the wall? -- then say thou, Thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the messenger went; and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him for.

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out against us into the field, and we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה (וַ) va. “and”

And the shooters shot from upon the wall against thy servants; and some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.

וַיֹּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמ֖וּתוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; -- and encourage him.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.

וַתִּשְׁמַע֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּסְפֹּ֖ד (וַ) va. “and”

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֥לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּ֧רַע (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”

And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.

וַיָּ֣בֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [ergänzt: that] had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה (וָ) va. “and”

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.

וַתִּקַּ֗ח (וַ) va. “and”

Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁכַב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

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

And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגֹּ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤צָם (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֥א (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁכַ֥ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of his house arose, [ergänzt: and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.

וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”