H9001–/וַ–v

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah -- David is abiding in Jerusalem -- and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.

וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנְהַ֣ג (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣צַר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and findeth it `in' weight a talent of gold, and in it a precious stone, and it is on the head of David: and spoil of the city he hath brought out very much,

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

and the people who `are' in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

וַיָּ֨שַׂר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, after this, that there remaineth war in Gezer with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Sippai, of the children of the giant, and they are humbled.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And there is again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear `is' like a beam of weavers.

וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּ֞ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And there is again war in Gath, and there is a man of measure, and his fingers and his toes `are' six and six, twenty and four, and also, he hath been born to the giant.

וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”

And he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David.

וַיְחָרֵ֖ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,

וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙סֶת֙ (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto Joab, and unto the heads of the people, `Go, number Israel from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, and bring unto me, and I know their number.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joab saith, `Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the word of the king `is' severe against Joab, and Joab goeth out, and goeth up and down in all Israel, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And Joab giveth the account of the numbering of the people unto David, and all Israel is a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand, each drawing sword, and Judah `is' four hundred and seventy thousand, each drawing sword.

וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,

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

and David saith unto God, `I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

`Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Three -- I am stretching out unto thee; choose for thee one of these, and I do `it' to thee.'

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gad cometh in unto David, and saith to him, `Thus said Jehovah, Take for thee --

וַיָּ֥בֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto Gad, `I am greatly distressed, let me fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah, for very many `are' His mercies, and into the hand of man let me not fall.'

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah giveth a pestilence in Israel, and there fall of Israel seventy thousand men,

וַיִּתֵּ֧ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּל֙ (וַ) va “and”

and God sendeth a messenger to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he is destroying Jehovah hath seen, and is comforted concerning the evil, and saith to the messenger who `is' destroying, `Enough, now, cease thy hand.' And the messenger of Jehovah is standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and David lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, and David falleth, and the elders, covered with sackcloth, on their faces.

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֞רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”

And David saith unto God, `Did not I -- I say to number the people? Yea, I it `is' who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people -- to be plagued.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And David goeth up by the word of Gad, that he spake in the name of Jehovah.

וַיַּ֤עַל (וַ) va “and”

And Ornan turneth back, and seeth the messenger, and his four sons `are' with him, hiding themselves, and Ornan is threshing wheat.

וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְא֙ (וַ) va “and”