H9002–/וְ–v

And David said unto Achish: 'If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there; for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

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

And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gizrites, and the Amalekites; for those were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

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

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel. And he returned, and came 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 Achish said: 'Whither have ye made a raid to-day?' And David said: 'Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.'

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

And David left neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying: 'Lest they should tell on us, saying: So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.'

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

And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David: 'Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men.'

וַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land.

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

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Saul unto his servants: 'Seek me a woman that divineth by a ghost, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.' And his servants said to him: 'Behold, there is a woman that divineth by a ghost at En-dor.'

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

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said: 'Divine unto me, I pray thee, by a ghost, and bring me up whomsoever I shall name unto thee.'

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

And the woman said unto him: 'Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that divine by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land; wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?'

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

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying: 'Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.'

וְאַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said unto her: 'What form is he of?' And she said: 'An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe.' And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and prostrated himself.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel said to Saul: 'Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?' And Saul answered: 'I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams; therefor

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

And Samuel said: `Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?

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

Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of the LORD, and didst not execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Moreover the LORD will deliver Israel also with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the LORD will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.'

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

Then Saul fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.'

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

But he refused, and said: 'I will not eat.' But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof;

וְלָאִשָּׁ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

וְלִפְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek; and the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

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