H9001–/וַ–v

Now it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah: and he broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for to those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan.

וְשִׁבַּר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָרַ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִתַּת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

For he joined with Yahweh; he didn't depart from following him, but kept his commandments, which Yahweh commanded Moses.

וַיִּדְבַּק֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh was with him; wherever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and didn't serve him.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

It happened in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

וַֽיְהִ֞י (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֥צַר (וַ) va “and”

At the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ (וַֽ) va “and”

The king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

וַיֶּ֧גֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם (וַ) va “and”

because they didn't obey the voice of Yahweh their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.

וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which you put on me will I bear. The king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

Hezekiah gave [supplied: him] all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasures of the king's house.

וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”

At that time did Hezekiah cut off [supplied: the gold from] the doors of the temple of Yahweh, and [supplied: from] the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”

The king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”

Rabshakeh said to them, Say you now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this in which you trust?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now, behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.

וּבָ֥א (וּ) u. “and”וּנְקָבָ֑הּ (וּ) u. “and”

But if you tell me, We trust in Yahweh our God; isn't that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

וַתִּבְטַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”

Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, to Rabshakeh, Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and don't speak with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But Rabshakeh said to them, Has my master sent me to your master, and to you, to speak these words? Hasn't he sent me to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying, Hear you the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and of honey, that you may live, and not die: and don't listen to Hezekiah, when he persuades you, saying, Yahweh will deliver us.

וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Don't answer him.

וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”