H9001–/וַ–v

And when you get there, go in search of Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi; and go in and make him get up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.

וּבָ֖אתָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבָ֙אתָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְהֵבֵיאתָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then take the bottle and put the oil on his head, and say, The Lord says, I have put the holy oil on you to make you king over Israel. Then, opening the door, go in flight, without waiting.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָתַחְתָּ֥ (וּ) u. “and”וְנַ֖סְתָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

So the young prophet went to Ramoth-gilead.

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when he came, he saw the captains of the army seated together; and he said, I have something to say to you, O captain. And Jehu said, To which of us? And he said, To you, O captain.

וַיָּבֹ֗א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he got up and went into the house; then he put the holy oil on his head and said to him, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, I have made you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצֹ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

You are to see that the family of Ahab your master is cut off, so that I may take from Jezebel payment for the blood of my servants the prophets, and for the blood of all the servants of the Lord.

וְהִ֨כִּיתָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִקַּמְתִּ֞י (וְ) ve. “and”

For the family of Ahab will come to an end; every male of Ahab's family will be cut off, he who is shut up and he who goes free in Israel.

וְאָבַ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

I will make the family of Ahab like that of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and Baasha, the son of Ahijah.

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jezebel will become food for the dogs in the heritage of Jezreel, and there will be no one to put her body into the earth. Then, opening the door, he went in flight.

וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֹֽס׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jehu came out again to the servants of his lord, and one said to him, Is all well? why did this man, who is off his head, come to you? And he said to them, You have knowledge of the man and of his talk.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they said, That is not true; now give us his story. Then he said, This is what he said to me: The Lord says, I have made you king over Israel.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then straight away everyone took his robe and put it under him on the top of the steps, and, sounding the horn, they said, Jehu is king.

וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

So Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, made designs against Joram. (Now Joram and all the army of Israel were keeping watch on Ramoth-gilead because of Hazael, king of Aram:

וַיִּתְקַשֵּׁ֗ר (וַ) va “and”

But King Joram had gone back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which the Aramaeans had given him when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram.) And Jehu said, If this is your purpose, then let no one get away and go out of the town to give news

וַיָּשָׁב֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So Jehu got into his carriage and went to Jezreel, for Joram was ill in bed there; and Ahaziah, king of Judah, had come down to see Joram.

וַיִּרְכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the watchman on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu and his band coming, and said, I see a band of people. And Joram said, Send out a horseman to them, and let him say, Is it peace?

וַיַּ֞רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So a horseman went out to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? come after me. And the watchman gave them word, saying, The horseman went up to them, but has not come back.

וַיֵּלֶךְ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

Then he sent out a second horseman, who came up to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said in answer, What have you to do with peace? come after me.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the watchman gave them word, saying, He went up to them and has not come back again; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu, son of Nimshi, for he is driving violently.

וַיַּגֵּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

Then Joram said, Make ready. So they made his carriage ready; and Joram, king of Israel, with Ahaziah, king of Judah, went out in their carriages for the purpose of meeting Jehu; and they came face to face with him at the field of Naboth the Jezreelite.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָאֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Now when Joram saw Jehu he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he said in answer, What peace is possible while all the land is full of the disgusting sins of your mother Jezebel, and her secret arts?

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

Then Joram, turning his horses in flight, said to Ahaziah, Broken faith, O Ahaziah!

וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֹ֑ס (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Jehu took his bow in his hand, and with all his strength sent an arrow, wounding Joram between the arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he went down on his face in his carriage.

וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”

Then Jehu said to Bidkar, his captain, Take him up, and put him in the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for is not that day in your memory when you and I together on our horses were going after Ahab, his father, and the Lord put this fate on him, saying:

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

I saw the blood of Naboth and of his sons yesterday; and I will give you full payment in this field, says the Lord? So now, take him and put him in this field, as the Lord said.

וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”