H9001–/וַ–v

And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard [ergänzt: of it], and went out against them.

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

And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And David inquired of God saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to him, Go up; and I will give them into thy hand.

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

And they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God has broken in upon mine enemies by my hand, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

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

And they left their gods there; and David commanded, and they were burned with fire.

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

And the Philistines yet again spread themselves in the valley.

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

And David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Go not up after them; turn round them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.

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

And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

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

And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Jehovah brought the fear of him upon all the nations.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it.

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

And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.

וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to [ergänzt: the place that] I have prepared for it.

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

So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves upon them, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Jehovah.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.

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

And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

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

And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

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

And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah.

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

And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a measure [ergänzt: of wine] and a raisin-cake.

וַיְחַלֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (וַ) va “and”