H9001–/וַ–v

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 against 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”

David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your 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 struck them there; and David said, God has broken my 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”

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”

The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

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

David inquired again of God; and God said to him, You shall not go up after them: turn away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.

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

David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

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

The fame of David went out into all lands; and Yahweh brought the fear of him on all nations.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

[ergänzt: 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”

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

וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “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 to them, You are the heads of the fathers' [ergänzt: houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Yahweh, 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 sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

The children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers 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 brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, 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 Yahweh out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

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

It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the 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”

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”

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

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

He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion [ergänzt: of flesh], and a cake of raisins.

וַיְחַלֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”

He appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel:

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (וַ) va “and”