H9001–/וַ–v

And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went on as far as Jordan with the king to take him across Jordan.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Barzillai said to the king, How much of my life is still before me, for me to go up to Jerusalem with the king?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשַּׁ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him: and all the people of Judah, as well as half the people of Israel, took the king on his way.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבִ֨רוּ (וַ) va “and”

And all the men of Judah gave this answer to the men of Israel, Because the king is our near relation: why then are you angry about this? have we taken any of the king's food, or has he given us any offering?

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”

And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of th

וַיַּ֣עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

וַיִּתְקַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”

So all the men of Israel, turning away from David, went after Sheba, the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah were true to their king, going with him from Jordan as far as Jerusalem.

וַיַּ֜עַל (וַ) va “and”

And David came to his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women to whom he had given the care of the house, and had them shut up, and gave them the necessaries of life, but did not go near them. So they were shut up till the day of their death,

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

Then the king said to Amasa, Get all the men of Judah together, and in three days be here yourself.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.

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

And David said to Abishai, Sheba, the son of Bichri, will do us more damage than Absalom did; so take some of your lord's servants and go after him, before he makes himself safe in the walled towns, and gets away before our eyes.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִצִּ֥יל (וְ) ve. “and”

So there went after Abishai, Joab and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the fighting-men; they went out of Jerusalem to overtake Sheba, the son of Bichri.

וַיֵּצְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came face to face with them. Now Joab had on his war-dress, and round him a band from which his sword was hanging in its cover; and while he was walking, it came out, falling to the earth.

וַתִּפֹּֽל׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֜חֶז (וַ) va. “and”

But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the

וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹ֑ת (וַ) va “and”

And one of Joab's young men, taking his place at Amasa's side, said, Whoever is for Joab and for David, let him go after Joab!

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Amasa was stretched out in a pool of blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people were stopping, he took Amasa out of the highway and put him in a field, with a cloth over him, when he saw that everyone who went by cam

וַיַּ֨רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּב֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”וְעָמָֽד׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, to Abel of Beth-maacah; and all the Bichrites came together and went in after him.

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד (וַֽ) va. “and”

Then a wise woman got up on the wall, and crying out from the town, said, Give ear, give ear; say now to Joab, Come near, so that I may have talk with you.

וַתִּקְרָ֛א (וַ) va. “and”