H9001–/וַ–v

And sons of the prophet say unto Elisha, `Lo, we pray thee, the place where we are dwelling before thee is too strait for us;

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and we take thence each one beam, and we make for ourselves there a place to dwell there;' and he saith, `Go.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the one saith, `Be pleased, I pray thee, and go with thy servants;' and he saith, `I -- I go.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he goeth with them, and they come in to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצְעַ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the man of God saith, `Whither hath it fallen?' and he sheweth him the place, and he cutteth a stick, and casteth thither, and causeth the iron to swim,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְצָב־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖צֶף (וַ) va “and”

and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Aram hath been fighting against Israel, and taketh counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place `is' my encamping.'

וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the man of God sendeth unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Aramaeans coming down;

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (וַ) va “and”

and the king of Israel sendeth unto the place of which the man of God spake to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וְהִזְהִיר֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁמַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calleth unto his servants, and saith unto them, `Do ye not declare to me who of us `is' for the king of Israel?'

וַיִּסָּעֵר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And one of his servants saith, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who `is' in Israel, declareth to the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in the inner part of thy bed-chamber.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he saith, `Go ye and see where he `is', and I send and take him;' and it is declared to him, saying, `Lo -- in Dothan.'

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֻּגַּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And he sendeth thither horses and chariot, and a heavy force, and they come in by night, and go round against the city.

וַיִּשְׁלַח־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the servant of the man of God riseth early, and goeth out, and lo, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man saith unto him, `Alas! my lord, how do we do?'

וַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּם (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he saith, `Fear not, for more `are' they who `are' with us than they who `are' with them.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Elisha prayeth, and saith, `Jehovah, open, I pray Thee, his eyes, and he doth see;' and Jehovah openeth the eyes of the young man, and he seeth, and lo, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire, round about Elisha.

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְקַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”

And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

וַיֵּרְדוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And Elisha saith unto them, `This `is' not the way, nor `is' this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, `Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

וַיְהִי֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְקַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֕וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, `Do I smite -- do I smite -- my father?'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he saith, `Thou dost not smite; those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow art thou smiting? set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go unto their lord.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel.

וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathereth all his camp, and goeth up, and layeth siege to Samaria,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֕עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖צַר (וַ) va “and”

and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.

וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”