H9002–/וְ–v

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and tell thee what thou shalt do.'

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another: 'What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?'

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of the same place answered and said: 'And who is their father?' Therefore it became a proverb: 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant: 'Whither went ye?' And he said: 'To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.'

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said unto his uncle: 'He told us plainly that the asses were found.' But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spoke, he told him not.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto the children of Israel: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I 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 saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto Him: Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD 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 brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they sought him, he could not 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 to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the men of valour, whose hearts God had touched.

וְגַ֨ם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But certain base fellows said: 'How shall this man save us?' And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he was as one that held his peace.

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

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash: `Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.'

וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him: 'Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to deliver us, we will come out to thee.'

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

And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said: 'What aileth the people that they weep?' And they told 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 them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: 'Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.' And the dread of the LO

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 was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so th

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people said unto 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”

Then said Samuel 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 the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth unto 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; witness against me before the LORD, and before His anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? or whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will

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, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.'

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

And he said unto them: 'The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand.' And they said: 'He is witness.'

וְעֵ֤ד (וְ) ve. “and”