H9002–/וְ–v

And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

וְאָח֑וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

and the remnant of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee;

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

be strong, and we strengthen ourselves, for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

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

And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who `are' with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;

וְהָעָ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and the sons of Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee -- they also -- from the face of Abishai his brother, and go in to the city. And Joab cometh in to Jerusalem.

וּבְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

And Aram seeth that they have been smitten before Israel, and send messengers, and bring out Aram that `is' beyond the River, and Shophach head of the host of Hadarezer `is' before them.

וְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Aram fleeth from the face of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven thousand charioteers, and forty thousand footmen, and Shophach head of the host he hath put to death.

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

And the servants of Hadarezer see that they have been smitten before Israel, and they make peace with David and serve him, and Aram hath not been willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah -- David is abiding in Jerusalem -- and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.

וְדָוִ֖יד (וְ) ve. “and”

And David taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and findeth it `in' weight a talent of gold, and in it a precious stone, and it is on the head of David: and spoil of the city he hath brought out very much,

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

and the people who `are' in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

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

And there is again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear `is' like a beam of weavers.

וְעֵ֣ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there is again war in Gath, and there is a man of measure, and his fingers and his toes `are' six and six, twenty and four, and also, he hath been 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 fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”

And David saith unto Joab, and unto the heads of the people, `Go, number Israel from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, and bring unto me, and I know their number.'

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

And the word of the king `is' severe against Joab, and Joab goeth out, and goeth up and down in all Israel, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

וּדְבַר־ (וּ) u. “and”

And Joab giveth the account of the numbering of the people unto David, and all Israel is a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand, each drawing sword, and Judah `is' four hundred and seventy thousand, each drawing sword.

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

And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab.

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

and David saith unto God, `I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.'

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

`Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Three -- I am stretching out unto thee; choose for thee one of these, and I do `it' to thee.'

וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (וְ) ve. “so”

either for three years -- famine, or three months to be consumed from the face of thine adversaries, even the sword of thine enemies to overtake, or three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and a messenger of Jehovah destroying in all the border of Israel; and now, see; what word do I return to Him who is sending 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”

And David saith unto Gad, `I am greatly distressed, let me fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah, for very many `are' His mercies, and into the hand of man let me not fall.'

וּבְיַד־ (וּ) u. “and”

and God sendeth a messenger to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he is destroying Jehovah hath seen, and is comforted concerning the evil, and saith to the messenger who `is' destroying, `Enough, now, cease thy hand.' And the messenger of Jehovah is standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,

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

and David lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, and David falleth, and the elders, covered with sackcloth, on their faces.

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