H9002–/וְ–v

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal has Yahweh returned on his own head. David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

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

Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who 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”

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”

David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw 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? Abishai said, I will go down with you.

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 has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.

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

Yahweh forbid that I should put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed: but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar 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 jar of water from Saul's head; and they got them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh was fallen on 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, Don't you answer, Abner? Then Abner answered, Who are you who cries to the king?

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

David said to Abner, Aren't you a [ergänzt: valiant] man? and who is like you in Israel? why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king your lord.

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

This thing isn't good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh's anointed. Now see where the king's spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.

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

He said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Yahweh that has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Yahweh: for they have driven me out this day that I shouldn't cling to Yahweh's inheritance, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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

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

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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

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

Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn't put forth my hand against Yahweh's anointed.

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

Behold, as your life was much set by this day in my eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of Yahweh, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.

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

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

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

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

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

David lived 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”

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

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”