H9002–/וְ–v

And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.

וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָנֹכִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן (וִ) vi. “and”

And now, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and it will be for us to deliver him up into the king's hand.

וְ֠עַתָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְלָ֥נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

וּדְע֤וּ (וּ) u. “and”וּרְאוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah.

וּרְא֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”וּדְע֗וּ (וּ) u. “and”

And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste.

וְדָוִ֨ד (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul and his men went to seek [ergänzt: him]. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard [ergänzt: that], and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ (וַ) va. “and”

And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

וְדָוִ֧ד (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו (וַ) va. “and”וְשָׁא֣וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.

וּמַלְאָ֣ךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֵ֔כָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul took three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו (וַֽ) va. “and”

And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet; and David and his men were abiding in the recesses of the cave.

וְשָׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָוִד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו (וַ) va. “and”

And David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on [ergänzt: his] way.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁא֛וּל (וְ) ve. “and”

And see, my father, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand. For in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou liest in wait for my life to take it.

וְאָבִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְאֵה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וָפֶ֙שַׁע֙ (וָ) va. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְיָדִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

וְיָדִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [ergänzt: in delivering me] out of thy hand.

וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְיֵ֙רֶא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָרֵ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me, forasmuch as when Jehovah had delivered me up into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.

וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that thou hast done to me this day.

וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיהוָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

And now behold, I know that thou shalt certainly be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Swear now therefore to me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

וְדָוִד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו (וַֽ) va. “and”

And there was a man at Maon, whose business was at Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָאִישׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְל֛וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶ֣לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite.

וְשֵׁ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וִ֣יפַת (וִ֣) Vi. “and”וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And thus shall ye say: Long life [ergänzt: to thee]! and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be to all that thou hast!

וְאַתָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵיתְךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”