H9001–/וַ–v

And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt: for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

וַיִּתְּנ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

וַיִּ֨בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had many cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

וַיִּ֨בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְצֹב֙ (וַ) va “and”

Moreover, Uzziah had an army of fighting men, that went out to war, by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

וַיָּכֶן֩ (וַ) va “and”

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was helped in a wonderful manner, till he was strong.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

וַיִּמְעַ֖ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It appertaineth not to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither will it be for thy honor from the LORD God.

וַיַּעַמְד֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

וַיִּזְעַף֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests looked upon him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

וַיִּ֣פֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֜שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: yet, he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay to him, both the second year, and the third.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק (וַ) va “and”

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

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

For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Moreover, he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

וַיַּבְעֵ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

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

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

Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֜הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּ֨כּוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁבּ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֖יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּךְ־ (וַ) va “and”

For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, who were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

וַיַּהֲרֹג֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.

וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞ג (וַֽ) va “and”

And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and also took away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

וַיִּשְׁבּוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth to heaven.

וַיֵּצֵ֗א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתַּֽהַרְגוּ־ (וַ) va. “and”