H9002–/וְ–v

And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.

וְקָרֵֽב׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the watchman said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said, I saw a great tumult when Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant; but I knew not what it was.

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

And behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Let my lord the king receive good tidings, for Jehovah has avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite said, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee for evil, be as that young man.

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king was much moved, and went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said thus: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died in thy stead, O Absalom, my son, my son!

וְכֹ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!

וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast put to shame this day the faces of all thy servants who have this day saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines;

וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנֶ֣פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest those that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that neither princes nor servants are anything to thee: for to-day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died to-day, then it would have been right in thine eyes.

וְלִשְׂנֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲבָדִ֔ים (וַ) va. “and”וְכֻלָּ֤נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But now arise, go forth, and speak consolingly to thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night; and that would be worse to thee than all the evil that has befallen thee from thy youth until now.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדַבֵּ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

וּֽלְכָל־ (וּֽ) u. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people were at strife throughout the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land because of Absalom.

וְה֤וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle; and now why are ye silent as to bringing the king back?

וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to his house.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְבַר֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; and why will ye be the last to bring back the king?

וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֧מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

And say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually instead of Joab.

וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, Return, thou and all thy servants.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king returned and came as far as the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.

וִיהוּדָ֞ה (וִ) vi. “and”

And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they forded the Jordan before the king.

וְאֶ֨לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְצִיבָ֗א (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת (וַ) va. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And a ferry boat passed to and fro to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was [ergänzt: just] crossing over the Jordan.

וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁמְעִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to heart.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For thy servant knows that I have sinned; and behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

וְהִנֵּֽה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Should there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

וְלָכֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. Now he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came [ergänzt: again] in peace.

וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.

וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “so”