H9001–/וַ–v

And David seeth that his servants are whispering, and David understandeth that the lad is dead, and David saith unto his servants, `Is the lad dead?' and they say, `Dead.'

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David riseth from the earth, and doth bathe and anoint `himself', and changeth his raiment, and cometh in to the house of Jehovah, and boweth himself, and cometh unto his house, and asketh and they place for him bread, and he eateth.

וַיָּקָם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗סֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַלֵּף֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכַֽל׃ (וַ) va “and”

And his servants say unto him, `What `is' this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.'

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֥אכַל (וַ) va. “and”

And he saith, `While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? -- Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה (וָֽ) va. “and”וְחַנַּ֥נִי (וְ) ye. “and”וְחַ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Solomon; and Jehovah hath loved him,

וַיְנַחֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֣לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, `I have fought against Rabbah -- also I have captured the city of waters;

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

and now, gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, lest I capture the city, and my name hath been called upon it.'

וְנִקְרָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and captureth it;

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

and he taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight `is' a talent of gold, and precious stones, and it is on the head of David; and the spoil of the city he hath brought out, very much;

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

and the people who `are' in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes of iron, and hath caused them to pass over into the brick-kiln; and so he doth to all the cities of the Bene-Ammon; and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name `is' Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

And Amnon hath distress -- even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she `is' a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.

וַיֵּ֨צֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”

and saith to him, `Wherefore `art' thou thus lean, O king's son, morning by morning? dost thou not declare to me?' And Amnon saith to him, `Tamar -- sister of Absalom my brother -- I am loving.'

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

And Jonadab saith to him, `Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself sick, and thy father hath come in to see thee, and thou hast said unto him, `Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come in and give me bread to eat; and she hath made the food before mine eyes so that I see `it', and have eaten from her hand.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֧א (וּ) u. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith unto the king, `Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she maketh before mine eyes two cakes, and I eat from her hand.'

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחָ֑ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, `Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

And Tamar goeth to the house of Amnon her brother, and he is lying down, and she taketh the dough, and kneadeth, and maketh cakes before his eyes, and cooketh the cakes,

וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל (וַ) va. “and”

and taketh the frying-pan, and poureth out before him, and he refuseth to eat, and Amnon saith, `Take ye out every one from me;' and they go out every one from him.

וַתִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּצֹ֣ק (וַ) va. “and”וַיְמָאֵ֖ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Amnon saith unto Tamar, `Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from thy hand;' and Tamar taketh the cakes that she hath made, and bringeth in to Amnon her brother, into the inner chamber,

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֵ֛א (וַ) va. “and”

and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'

וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And she saith to him, `Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not this folly.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”

And Amnon hateth her -- a very great hatred -- that greater `is' the hatred with which he hath hated her than the love with which he loved her, and Amnon saith to her, `Rise, go.'

וַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיֹּאמֶר־ (וַֽ) va “and”