H9001–/וַ–v

And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went out to meet them.

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

Now the Philistines had come and made a raid 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 deliver them into my hand?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.'

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

So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said: 'God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach 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 gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.

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

And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

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

And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him: 'Thou shalt not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against 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 host 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 the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

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

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

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto its place, which he had prepared for it.

וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And David gathered together 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 said unto them: 'Ye are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, unto the place that I have prepared for it.

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

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the bars thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So 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”

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD 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 the LORD, 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 the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and making merry; 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 pitched for it, and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

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

And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

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 cake made in a pan, and a sweet cake.

וַיְחַלֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to celebrate and to thank and praise the LORD, the God of Israel:

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (וַ) va “and”