H9001–/וַ–v

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

וַיָּ֥קֶם (וַ) va “and”

And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֨וֹסֶף (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

'Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

וּפָנִ֥יתָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'

וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ (וַ) va “and”

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

'Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.'

וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her, and said: 'Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.'

וַיָּ֣קָם׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said: 'Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.'

וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”

And she said: 'As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וּבָ֙אתִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And Elijah said unto her: 'Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהוֹצֵ֣אתְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֧אכַל (וַ) va. “and”

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

And she said unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?'

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And he said unto her: 'Give me thy son.' And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the upper chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he cried unto the LORD, and said: 'O LORD my God, hast Thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?'

וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said: 'O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come back into him.'

וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back into him, and he revived.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”וַיֶּֽחִי׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.'

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the woman said to Elijah: 'Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying: 'Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and I will send rain upon the land.'

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”