H9002–/וְ–v

And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.

וּמִיכַ֨ל (וּ) u. “and”וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.

וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.

וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶשְׁפָּ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;

וּמִכָּל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.

וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Michal, Saul's daughter, had no child till the day of her death.

וּלְמִיכַל֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

וַיהוָ֛ה (וַ) va. “and”

The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent.

וְעַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:

וְ֠עַתָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,

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

From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.

וּלְמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;

וְה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנִגְעֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

וְחַסְדִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

וּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ (וּ) u. “and”

So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

וּכְכֹ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

וְזֹ֛את (וְ) ve. “and”

What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Truly you are great, O Lord God: there is no one like you and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.

וְאֵ֤ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, and to make a name for himself, and to do great and strange things for them, driving out a nation and its gods from before his people?

וּמִ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְלָשׂ֧וּם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ (וֵ) ve. “and”

But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.

וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”