H9002–/וְ–v

It happened, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said to David, Arise you, and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.

וְעִבְר֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they passed over the Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them who had not gone over the Jordan.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and got him home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל (וַ) va. “and”

Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁמוֹ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

וְשֹׁבִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָכִ֤יר (וּ) u. “and”וּבַרְזִלַּ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched [ergänzt: grain], and beans, and lentils, and parched [ergänzt: pulse],

וְסַפּוֹת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְלִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְחִטִּ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְקֶ֣מַח (וְ) ve. “and”וְקָלִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וּפ֥וֹל (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”וְקָלִֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

וּדְבַ֣שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְחֶמְאָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֹאן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁפ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְלָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָיֵ֥ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְצָמֵ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

וְשָׂרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת (וְ) ve. “and”

But the people said, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.

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

The king said to them, What seems you best I will do. The king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. All the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

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

Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְהַפֶּ֥רֶד (וְ) ve. “and”

Joab said to the man who told him, Behold, you saw it, and why didn't you strike him there to the ground? and I would have given you ten [ergänzt: pieces of] silver, and a sash.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַדּ֛וּעַ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָלַ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲגֹרָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

The man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [ergänzt: pieces of] silver in my hand, I still wouldn't put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

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

Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against [ergänzt: me].

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled everyone to his tent.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies.

וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

Joab said to him, You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day; but this day you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.

וְהַיּ֤וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, Please let me also run after the Cushite. Joab said, Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?

וִ֣יהִי (וִ֣) Vi. “and”וּלְכָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

But come what may, [ergänzt: said he], I will run. He said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

וִיהִי־ (וִ) vi. “and”

Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

וְדָוִ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”