H9002–/וְ–v

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell to me to this day?

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this man return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he should be an adversary to us: for with what would he reconcile himself to his master? would it not be with the heads of these men?

וְיָשֹׁב֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַמֶּ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”

Is not this David, of whom they sung one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Achish called David, and said to him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee from the day of thy coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

וְט֣וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֹאֲךָ֤ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעֵינֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Therefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֵ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant, so long as I have been with thee to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king.

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Wherefore now rise early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye shall have risen early in the morning, and have light, depart.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַבְדֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וָלֵֽכוּ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And had taken the women captives that were in it, they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Then David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

וְהָעָ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל (וַ) va. “and”

And David was greatly distressed: for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons, and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

וְהַצֵּ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind remained.

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

וְאַרְבַּע־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drank any water, three days and three nights.

וּשְׁנֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.

וְאֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

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

And David said to him, Canst thou conduct me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will lead thee down to this company.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he had conducted him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines, and from the land of Judah.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁתִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ (וּ) u. “and”

And David smote them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנוֹת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשָּׁלָ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֛ד (וְ) ve. “and”