H9002–/וְ–v

Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there.

וּרְא֔וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִנֵּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹשֵׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.

וּבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder and louder; and Saul said to the priest, Take back your hand.

וְהֶהָמ֗וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וָרָ֑ב (וָ) va. “and”

And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their tents, turning round were joined to those who were with Saul and Jonathan.

וְהָעִבְרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

וְכֹל֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven.

וְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food befo

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

And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it;

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

וְהִנֵּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.

וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it.

וּבָקָ֛ר (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their

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

And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God.

וְֽנָבֹ֥זָה (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go down after the Philistines? will you give them up into the hands of Israel? But he gave him no answer that day.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God and see in whom is this sin today.

וּדְע֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”וּרְא֔וּ (וּ) u. “and”

For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you.

וַֽאֲנִי֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul

וְאִם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁא֖וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken.

וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them.

וְשָׁא֛וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִבְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְמַלְכֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבְכֹ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”

Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal;

וְיִשְׁוִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְכִּי־ (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”