H9001–/וַ–v

And make a conspiracy doth Hoshea son of Elah against Pekah son of Remaliah, and smiteth him, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

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

and he doth that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did he hath done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And Jotham lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David his father, and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead.

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

and he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, and also his son he hath caused to pass over into fire, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

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

Then doth Rezin king of Aram go up, and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, to Jerusalem, to battle, and they lay siege to Ahaz, and they have not been able to fight.

וַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

At that time hath Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramaeans have come in to Elath, and dwell there unto this day.

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

And Ahaz sendeth messengers unto Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur, saying, `Thy servant and thy son `am' I; come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And Ahaz taketh the silver and the gold that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king, and sendeth to the king of Asshur -- a bribe.

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

And hearken unto him doth the king of Asshur, and the king of Asshur goeth up unto Damascus, and seizeth it, and removeth `the people of' it to Kir, and Rezin he hath put to death.

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

And king Ahaz goeth to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur `at' Damascus, and seeth the altar that `is' in Damascus, and king Ahaz sendeth unto Urijah the priest the likeness of the altar, and its pattern, according to all its work,

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

and Urijah the priest buildeth the altar according to all that king Ahaz hath sent from Damascus; so did Urijah the priest till the coming in of king Ahaz from Damascus.

וַיִּ֛בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And the king cometh in from Damascus, and the king seeth the altar, and the king draweth near on the altar, and offereth on it,

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

and perfumeth his burnt-offering, and his present, and poureth out his libation, and sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offerings that he hath, on the altar.

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

As to the altar of brass that `is' before Jehovah -- he bringeth `it' near from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of Jehovah, and putteth it on the side of the altar, northward.

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

And king Ahaz commandeth him -- Urijah the priest -- saying, `On the great altar perfume the burnt-offering of the morning, and the present of the evening, and the burnt-offering of the king, and his present, and the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their present, and their libations; and all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice, on it thou dost sprinkle, and the altar of brass is to me to inquire `by'.'

וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה (וַ) va “and”

And Urijah the priest doth according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And king Ahaz cutteth off the borders of the bases, and turneth aside from off them the laver, and the sea he hath taken down from off the brazen oxen that `are' under it, and putteth it on a pavement of stones.

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

And Ahaz lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David, and reign doth Hezekiah his son in his stead.

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

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

against him came up Shalmaneser king of Asshur, and Hoshea is to him a servant, and doth render to him a present.

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

And the king of Asshur findeth in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he hath sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restraineth him, and bindeth him in a house of restraint.

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

And the king of Asshur goeth up into all the land, and he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege against it three years;

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

in the ninth year of Hoshea hath the king of Asshur captured Samaria, and removeth Israel to Asshur, and causeth them to dwell in Halah, and in Habor, `by' the river Gozan, and `in' the cities of the Medes.

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

And it cometh to pass, because the sons of Israel have sinned against Jehovah their God -- who bringeth them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt -- and fear other gods,

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