H9002–/וְ–v

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

וְאָח֑וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

He said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will help you.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Yahweh do that which seems him good.

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

So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

וְהָעָ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

וּבְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

When the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

וְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians [ergänzt: the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

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

When the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [ergänzt: to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.

וְדָוִ֖יד (וְ) ve. “and”

David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set on David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

וּבָהּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁלַ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”

He brought forth the people who were therein, and cut [ergänzt: them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Thus did David to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְכֵן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

There was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

וְעֵ֣ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

There was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six [ergänzt: on each hand], and six [ergänzt: on each foot]; and he also was born to the giant.

וְאֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤יו (וְ) ve. “and”וָשֵׁשׁ֙ (וָ) va. “and”וְאַרְבַּ֔ע (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”

David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָבִ֣יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵדְעָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

וּדְבַר־ (וּ) u. “and”

Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.

וּמֵאָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

But he didn't count Levi and Benjamin among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

וְלֵוִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”

David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.

וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (וְ) ve. “so”

either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֶ֣רֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדֶ֙בֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Yahweh; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”

God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand. The angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

וּכְהַשְׁחִ֗ית (וּ) u. “and”וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ (וּ) u. “and”

David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”