H9002–/וְ–v

Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְלָ֨מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David was living in the land of the Philistines for the space of a year and four months.

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David and his men went up and made attacks on the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Amalekites; for these were the people who were living in the land from Telam on the way to Shur, as far as Egypt.

וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו (וַֽ) va. “and”וְהַגִּזְרִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David again and again made attacks on the land till not a man or a woman was still living; and he took away the sheep and the oxen and the asses and the camels and the clothing; and he came back to Achish.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִשָּׁ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָקָ֜ר (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים (וַ) va. “and”וּגְמַלִּים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְגָדִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

And every time Achish said, Where have you been fighting today? David said, Against the South of Judah and the South of the Jerahmeelites and the South of the Kenites.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Not one living man or woman did David ever take back with him to Gath, fearing that they might give an account of what had taken place, and say, This is what David did, and so has he been doing all the time while he has been living in the land of the Phi

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִשָּׁ֜ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.

וַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel, after weeping for him, had put his body in its last resting-place in Ramah, his town. And Saul had put away from the land all those who had control of spirits and who made use of secret arts.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעִיר֑וֹ (וּ) u. “<and>”וְשָׁא֗וּל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Saul went for directions to the Lord, the Lord gave him no answer, by a dream or by the Urim or by the prophets.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Saul said to his servants, Get me a woman who has control of a spirit so that I may go to her and get directions. And his servants said to him, There is such a woman at En-dor.

וְאֵלְכָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ (וְ) ve. “so”

So Saul, putting on other clothing, so that he might not be seen to be the king, took two men with him and went to the woman by night; and he said, Now, with the help of the spirit which you have, make the person whose name I will give you come up.

וּשְׁנֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְהַ֣עֲלִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And the woman said to him, But you have knowledge of what Saul has done, how he has put away out of the land those who have control of spirits and the users of secret arts: why would you, by a trick, put me in danger of death?

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

And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

וְאַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀ (וּ) u. “and”וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים (וֵֽ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

וְלָ֖מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיהוָ֛ה (וַ) va. “and”

Because you did not do what the Lord said, and did not give effect to his burning wrath against Amalek. So the Lord has done this thing to you today.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And more than this, the Lord will give Israel up with you into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me: and the Lord will give up the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.

וְיִתֵּ֣ן (וְ) ve. “so”וּמָחָ֕ר (וּ) u. “and”וּבָנֶ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָשִׂ֧מָה (וְ) ve. “so”וֶאֱכ֑וֹל (וֶ) ve. “and”וִיהִ֤י (וִ) vi. “so”

But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the woman had in the house a young cow, made fat for food; and she put it to death straight away; and she took meal and got it mixed and made unleavened bread;

וְלָאִשָּׁ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And she put it before Saul and his servants, and they had a meal. Then they got up and went away the same night.

וְלִפְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the Philistines got all their army together at Aphek: and the Israelites put their forces in position by the fountain in Jezreel.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And the lords of the Philistines went on with their hundreds and their thousands, and David and his men came after with Achish.

וְסַרְנֵ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָוִ֣ד (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו (וַ) va. “and”