H9001–/וַ–v

And the Philistines hear that David hath been anointed for king over all Israel, and all the Philistines go up to seek David, and David heareth, and goeth out before them.

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

And the Philistines have come, and rush into the valley of Rephaim,

וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and David asketh of God, saying, `Do I go up against the Philistines -- and hast Thou given them into my hand?' And Jehovah saith to him, `Go up, and I have given them into thy hand.'

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

And they go up into Baal-Perazim, and David smiteth them there, and David saith, `God hath broken up mine enemies by my hand, like the breaking up of waters;' therefore they have called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.

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

And they leave there their gods, and David speaketh, and they are burnt with fire.

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

And the Philistines add again, and rush into the valley,

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

and David asketh again of God, and God saith to him, `Do not go up after them, turn round from them, and thou hast come to them from over-against the mulberries;

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

And David doth as God commanded him, and they smite the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even unto Gazer;

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

and the name of David goeth out into all the lands, and Jehovah hath put his fear on all the nations.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And he maketh for himself houses in the city of David, and prepareth a place for the ark of God, and stretcheth out for it a tent.

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

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

וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

And David gathereth the sons of Aaron, and the Levites.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”

And David calleth to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, and to the Levites, to Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

and saith to them, `Ye `are' heads of the fathers of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and ye have brought up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel, unto `the place' I have prepared for it;

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

And the priests and the Levites sanctify themselves, to bring up the ark of Jehovah, God of Israel;

וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

and sons of the Levites bear the ark of God, as Moses commanded, according to the word of Jehovah, on their shoulder, with staves, above them.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And David saith to the heads of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of song, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, sounding, to lift up with the voice for joy.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it is David, and the elders of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, who are going to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah from the house of Obed-Edom with joy;

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

and it cometh to pass, in God's helping the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrifice seven bullocks and seven rams.

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

and it cometh to pass, the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is entering in unto the city of David, and Michal daughter of Saul is looking through the window, and seeth king David dancing and playing, and despiseth him in her heart.

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

And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;

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

and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,

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

and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.

וַיְחַלֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (וַ) va “and”