H9002–/וְ–v

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show 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 formerly knew him saw, that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that hath come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of the same 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 no where, we came to Samuel.

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And said to the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

וּמִיַּד֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities, and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, No, 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”

When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And they ran and brought 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 there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

וְגַ֨ם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he 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 to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days respit, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel: and then, if there is no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

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

And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

וְאַחַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he numbered them in Bezek, 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 disposed the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning-watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not 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”

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 gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

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

Behold, 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? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with it? and I will restore it 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, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught from any man's hand.

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

And he said to 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 answered, He is witness.

וְעֵ֤ד (וְ) ve. “and”