H9002–/וְ–v

And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וְלֵ֤ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

וְאָֽנֹכִ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Hallow yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he hallowed Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיהוָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all the young men? And he said, There is yet the youngest remaining, and behold, he is feeding the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit at table till he come hither.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְקָחֶ֔נּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

וְה֣וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְט֣וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

וָמָ֑עְלָה (וָ) va. “and”

And the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

וְר֧וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Let our lord now speak; thy servants are before thee: they shall seek out a man, a skilful player on a harp; and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

וְט֥וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him.

וְגִבּ֨וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִ֧ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְב֥וֹן (וּ) u. “and”וְאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיהוָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And Jesse took an ass with bread, and a flask of wine, and a kid, and sent [ergänzt: them] by David his son to Saul.

וְנֹ֣אד (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְדִ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass, when the [ergänzt: evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

וְט֣וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

וּבֵין־ (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

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

And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and the ravine was between them.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגַּ֖יְא (וְ) ve. “and”

And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

וָזָֽרֶת׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.

וְכ֤וֹבַע (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁקַל֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.

וּמִצְחַ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”וְכִיד֥וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.

וְעֵ֣ץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַהֶ֣בֶת (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹשֵׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵרֵ֥ד (וְ) ve. “so”

If he be able to fight with me, and to smite me, then will we be your servants; but if I overcome and smite him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [ergänzt: in years] among men.

וְדָוִד֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְל֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the three eldest of the sons of Jesse had gone and followed Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

וְשֵׁ֣ם׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”