H9001–/וַ–v

And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over all Israel, they went up in search of David, and David, hearing of it, went out against them.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֖א (וַ) va “and”

Now the Philistines had come, and had gone out in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And David, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? and will you give them into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up; for I will give them into your hands.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וּנְתַתָּ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּנְתַתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

So they went up to Baal-perazim, and David overcame them there, and David said, God has let the forces fighting against me be broken by my hand, as a wall is broken down by rushing water; so they gave that place the name of Baal-perazim.

וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines did not take their images with them in their flight; and at David's orders they were burned with fire.

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the Philistines again went out in every direction in the valley.

וַיֹּסִ֤יפוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And David went for directions to God; and God said to him, You are not to go up after them; but, turning away from them, come face to face with them opposite the spice-trees.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֥אתָ (וּ) u. “and”

And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And David's name was honoured in all lands; and the Lord put the fear of him on all nations.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

וַיַּֽעַשׂ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤כֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּט־ (וַ) va “and”

And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And David got together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites;

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”

And David sent for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, Uriel, Asaiah and Joel, Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab,

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And said to them, You are the heads of the families of the Levites: make yourselves holy, you and your brothers, so that you may take the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place which I have made ready for it.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of the Levites took up the ark of God, lifting it by its rods, as the Lord had said to Moses.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So Heman, the son of Joel, and, of his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan, the son of Kushaiah, were put in position by the Levites;

וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

So David, and the responsible men of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went with joy to get the ark of the agreement of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom.

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּזְבְּח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the ark of the agreement of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and playing; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֨רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּ֥בֶז (וַ) va. “and”

Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God.

וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֣יגוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקְרִ֛יבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord.

וַיְכַ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.

וַיְחַלֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (וַ) va “and”