H9002–/וְ–v

And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And his brethren and all his father's house heard [ergänzt: it], and they went down thither to him.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

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

And David went thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

וְאִמִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk upon the height, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.

וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”וְשָׁאוּל֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲנִית֣וֹ (וַ) va. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

וּכְרָמִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׂרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that informs me when my son has made [ergänzt: a covenant] with the son of Jesse; and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant as a lier-in-wait against me, as at this day?

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

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

וְה֛וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

וְצֵידָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֗ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said to him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me as a lier-in-wait, as at this day?

וּבֶן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְחֶ֗רֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁא֥וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

וּמִ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲתַ֥ן (וַ) va. “and”וְסָ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִכְבָּ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.

וְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

וּפְגַ֖ע (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, infants and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשׁ֧וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמ֛וֹר (וַ) va. “and”וָשֶׂ֖ה (וָ) va. “and”

And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

וּשְׁמ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

וְהֵ֖מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

וְאַף֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

וַאֲנָשָׁ֨יו (וַ) va. “and”

And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.

וּבְרִֽיחַ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver [ergänzt: thee] up.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he forbore to go forth.

וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו (וַ) va. “and”וּלְשָׁא֣וּל (וּ) u. “and”

And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

וְדָוִ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”