H9001–/וַ–v

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

וַיִּקְשָׁר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: And Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and even made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ (וַ) va “and”וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר (וַ) va “and”

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and have dwelt there to this day.

וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ (וַ) va “and”

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me from the hand of the king of Syria, and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Assyria hearkened to him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַל֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship of it.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

וַיִּ֛בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And when the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered on it.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרַ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”

And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meat-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings upon the altar.

וַיַּקְטֵ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּ֖ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְרֹ֛ק (וַ) va “and”

And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

וַיַּקְרֵ֗ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meat-offering, and the king's burnt-sacrifice, and his meat-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.

וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה (וַ) va “and”

Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

וַיְקַצֵּץ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤סַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

וַיִּמְצָא֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֙עַל֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥צַר (וַ) va “and”

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

וַיֶּ֥גֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

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