H9002–/וְ–v

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath Jehovah returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

וְחָמֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

וְשָׁא֗וּל (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

וְאִתּ֛וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

וְדָוִד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

וְאַבְנֵ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁאוּל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀ (וַ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲנִית֥וֹ (וַ) va. “and”וְאַבְנֵ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.

וְעַתָּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Jehovah forbid that I should put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

וְ֠עַתָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֵ֥לֲכָה (וְ) ve. “and”

So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they gat them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Jehovah was fallen upon them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֨ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a [ergänzt: valiant] man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept watch over thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

וּמִ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

This thing is not good that thou hast done. As Jehovah liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, Jehovah's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִ֣ם׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Jehovah: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as Jehovah delivered thee into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed.

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

And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of Jehovah, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

וְהִנֵּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “<and>”וְשָׁא֖וּל (וְ) ve. “and”

And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו (וַ) va. “and”וּבֵית֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁתֵּ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל (וַ) va. “and”

And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”