H9001–/וַ–v

Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.

וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (וַ) va “and”

So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.

וַיָּ֤מָת (וַ) va “and”

And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

וַ֠יִּרְאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent [ergänzt: them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

וַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when all they of Jabesh-Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the terebinth of Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיא֖וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he committed against Jehovah, because of the word of Jehovah which he kept not, and also for having inquired of the spirit of Python, asking counsel of it;

וַיָּ֣מָת (וַ) va “and”

and he asked not counsel of Jehovah; therefore he slew him, and transferred the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And all Israel assembled themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel.

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּכְרֹת֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֧עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And he built the city round about, even from the Millo round about; and Joab renewed the rest of the city.

וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was [ergänzt: there] a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.

וַתְּהִ֛י (וַ) va. “and”

And they stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֥וֹשַׁע (וַ) va “and”

And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

וַיֵּרְד֡וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

וַיִּתְאָ֥יו (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.

וַיִּבְקְע֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”