H9001–/וַ–v

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ (וַ) va “and”

When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;

וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

וַיּ֥וֹכַח (וַ) va “and”

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and for ever. And all the people said, So be it; and gave praise to the Lord.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

So he made Asaph and his brothers keep their places there before the ark of the agreement of the Lord, to do whatever had to be done before the ark at all times day by day:

וַיַּֽעֲזָב־ (וַ) va “and”

And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.

וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסֹּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”

Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

וַֽיְהִ֖י (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place.

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֛ה (וָֽ) va. “and”

And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאַכְרִ֥ית (וָ) va. “and”וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first,

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁכַ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.

וְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּי (וְ) ve. “and”וָאַגִּ֣ד (וָ) va. “and”

And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.

וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

וַתִּקְטַ֨ן (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי (וּ) u. “and”

For your people Israel you made yours for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.

וַ֠תִּתֵּן (וַ֠) Va. “and”

And now, O Lord, you are God, and you have said you will give this good thing to your servant:

וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them, and took Gath with its daughter-towns out of the hands of the Philistines.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֛ח (וַ) va “and”

And he overcame Moab, and the Moabites became his servants and gave him offerings.

וַיַּ֖ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.

וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David took from him a thousand war-carriages and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and he had the leg-muscles of all the horses cut, keeping only enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.

וַיִּלְכֹּד֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”