H9002–/וְ–v

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to himself for a 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 went after 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 were also both of them his wives.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti 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 pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, 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 in the trench, and the people pitched around 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 trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay 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 thy enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

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

The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, 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 bolster; and they departed, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep: because a deep sleep from the LORD had 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 valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came in one of the people to destroy the king thy lord.

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

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

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

And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue 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 the LORD hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they are the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel hath 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 king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and take it.

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

The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed.

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

And behold, as thy life was precious this day in my eyes, so let my life be precious in the eyes of the LORD, 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 great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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

And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him to 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 to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”