H9001–/וַ–v

And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said: 'Lo, I have sinned, and I have done iniquitously; but these sheep, what have they done? let Thy hand, I pray Thee, be against me, and against my father's house.'

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

And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him: 'Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.'

וַיָּבֹא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as the LORD commanded.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”

And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him; and Araunah went out, and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Araunah said: 'Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant?' And David said: 'To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.'

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

And Araunah said unto David: 'Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him; behold the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-instruments and the furniture of the oxen for the wood.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

All this did Araunah the king give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king: 'The LORD thy God accept thee.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king said unto Araunah: 'Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD my God which cost me nothing.' So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

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

And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

וַיִּבֶן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּעָתֵ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּעָצַ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

NOW KING David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he could get no heat.

וַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.'

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וְעָֽמְדָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.

וַתְּהִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying: 'I will be king'; and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they following Adonijah helped him.

וַיִּהְי֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants;

וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֗א (וַ) va “and”

Then Nathan spoke unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying: 'Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him: Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying: Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

וְאָמַ֤רְתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.'

וּמִלֵּאתִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber. --Now the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.--

וַתָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va. “and”

And Bath-sheba bowed, and prostrated herself unto the king. And the king said: 'What wouldest thou?'

וַתִּקֹּ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And she said unto him: 'My lord, thou didst swear by the LORD thy God unto thy handmaid: Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And he hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar, the priest, and Joab the captain of the host; but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

וַ֠יִּזְבַּח (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּקְרָא֙ (וַ) va “and”

Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.'

וְהָיָ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֗יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And they told the king, saying: 'Behold Nathan the prophet.' And when he was come in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ (וַ) va “and”