H9002–/וְ–v

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, [ergänzt: and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, *I* brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you;

וּמִיַּד֙ (וּ) u. “and”

but *ye* have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, [ergänzt: Nay,] but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

וְאַתֶּ֨ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

וָמָֽעְלָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and with him went the band, whose hearts God had touched.

וְגַ֨ם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

וּבְנֵ֧י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Allow us seven days, and we will send messengers into all the districts of Israel; and if there be no man to deliver us, we will come out to thee.

וְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And behold, Saul came after the oxen from the field; and Saul said, What [ergänzt: aileth] the people that they weep? And they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen! And the fear of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

וְאַחַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And he numbered them in Bezek, and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

וְאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass the next day that Saul set the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote Ammon until the heat of the day: and it came to pass that they who remained were scattered, and not two of them were left together.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people said to Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

וּנְמִיתֵֽם׃ (וּ) u. “so”

And Samuel said to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

וְנֵלְכָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “so”וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ (וּ) u. “so”

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed peace-offerings before Jehovah. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and grey-headed; and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth up to this day.

וְעַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי (וָ) va. “and”וּבָנַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲנִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.

וְנֶ֣גֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמ֧וֹר (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִיַּד־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַעְלִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “so”וְאָשִׁ֖יב (וְ) ve. “so”

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand! And [ergänzt: the people] said, [ergänzt: He is] witness!

וְעֵ֤ד (וְ) ve. “and”