H9002–/וְ–v

And David heard [ergänzt: of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.

וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

וַאֲרַ֨ם (וַ) va. “and”וּרְחוֹב֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִֽישׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;

וּמֵֽאָח֑וֹר (וּ) u. “and”

and the rest of the people he gave into the hand of Abishai his brother that he might array them against the children of Ammon.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight.

וְנִתְחַזַּק֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּבְעַ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”וַֽיהוָ֔ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians fled, they fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. And Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

וּבְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

And Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [ergänzt: went] before them.

וְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven hundred [ergänzt: in] chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they laid waste the [ergänzt: land of the] children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David abode at Jerusalem.

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

And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;

וְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house.

וְהִ֥יא (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.

וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king.

וּרְחַ֣ץ (וּ) u. “and”

And Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Urijah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields: shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [ergänzt: As] thou livest, and [ergänzt: as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֜ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וַאדֹנִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וְעַבְדֵ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁכַּ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said to Urijah, Abide here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. And Urijah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow.

וּמָחָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the shooters shot from upon the wall against thy servants; and some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.

וְגַ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; -- and encourage him.

וְכָזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָרְסָ֖הּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

וְאֶחָ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”

The rich had very many flocks and herds;

וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

וְלָרָ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.

וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”