H9001–/וַ–v

Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Of the thirty, he was the noblest, and was made their captain, but he was not equal to the first three.

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear like a cloth-worker's rod; he went down to him with a stick, and pulling his spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.

וַיֵּ֥רֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

He was honoured over the thirty, but he was not equal to the first three: and David put him over his servants.

וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

It was they who went over Jordan in the first month, when the river was overflowing, and put to flight all the people of the valleys, to the east and to the west.

וַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David in his strong place.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God o

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֙עַן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and mad

וַיְקַבְּלֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”

And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.

וַיִּהְי֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

For three days they were there with David, feasting at his table, for their brothers had made ready food for them.

וַיִּהְיוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

Then David had discussions with the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and with every chief.

וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to all the men of Israel who had come together there, If it seems good to you and if it is the purpose of the Lord our God, let us send to all the rest of our brothers, everywhere in the land of Israel, and to the priests and the Levites i

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And all the people said they would do so, for it seemed right to them.

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So David sent for all Israel to come together, from Shihor, the river of Egypt, as far as the way into Hamath, to get the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

וַיַּקְהֵ֤ל (וַ) va “and”

And David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”

And they put the ark of God on a new cart, and took it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio were the drivers of the cart.

וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they came to the grain-floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to keep the ark in its place, for the oxen were slipping.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzza, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there before God.

וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֕הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzza, and he gave that place the name Perez-uzza, to this day.

וַיִּ֣חַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֞א (וַ) va “and”

And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

וַיִּירָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

So David did not let the ark come back to him to the town of David, but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

וַיַּטֵּ֕הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the ark of God was in the house of Obed-edom for three months; and the Lord sent a blessing on the house of Obed-edom and on all he had.

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח (וַ֠) Va “and”

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.

וַיֵּ֣דַע (וַ) va “and”

And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֧וֹלֶד (וַ) va “and”