H9002–/וְ–v

`And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.'

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets -- to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, `What `is' this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?'

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who `is' their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?'

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, `Whither went ye?' and he saith, `To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.'

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul saith unto his uncle, `He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;' and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and saith unto the sons of Israel, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;

וּמִיַּד֙ (וּ) u. “and”

and ye to-day have rejected your God, who `is' Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, `Nay, but -- a king thou dost set over us; and now, station 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 bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

וָמָֽעְלָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And also Saul hath gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force go with him whose heart God hath touched;

וְגַ֨ם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

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

And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, `Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.'

וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the elders of Jabesh say to him, `Let us alone seven days, and we send messengers into all the border of Israel: and if there is none saving us -- then we have come out unto thee.'

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

and lo, Saul hath come after the herd out of the field, and Saul saith, `What -- to the people, that they weep?' and they recount to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and he taketh a couple of oxen, and cutteth them in pieces, and sendeth through all the border of Israel, by the hand of the messengers, saying, `He who is not coming out after Saul and after Samuel -- thus it is done to his oxen;' and the fear of Jehovah falleth on the people, and they come out as one man.

וְאַחַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And he inspecteth them in Bezek, and the sons of Israel are three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

וְאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Saul putteth the people in three detachments, and they come into the midst of the camp in the morning-watch, and smite Ammon till the heat of the day; and it cometh to pass that those left are scattered, and there have not been left of them two together.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people say unto Samuel, `Who is he that saith, Saul doth reign over us! give ye up the men, and we put them to death.'

וּנְמִיתֵֽם׃ (וּ) u. “so”

And Samuel saith unto the people, `Come and we go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there;'

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

and all the people go to Gilgal, and cause Saul to reign there before Jehovah in Gilgal, and sacrifice there sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah, and there Saul rejoiceth -- and all the men of Israel -- very greatly.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they `are' with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

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

`Lo, here `am' I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? -- and I restore 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 say, `Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'

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

And he saith unto them, `A witness `is' Jehovah against you: and a witness `is' His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, `A witness.'

וְעֵ֤ד (וְ) ve. “and”