H9001–/וַ–v

And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,

וַיִּתֵּ֛ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

With him `is' an arm of flesh, and with us `is' Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;' and the people are supported by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Hath not Hezekiah himself turned aside His high places, and His altars, and speaketh to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar ye bow yourselves, and on it ye make perfume?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they call with a great voice `in' Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who `are' on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them, that they may capture the city,

וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land -- work of the hands of man.

וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞ל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour -- both leader and head -- in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכְחֵ֞ד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשָׁב֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah saveth Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Asshur, and from the hand of all, and He leadeth them round about;

וַיּוֹשַׁע֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”

and many are bringing in an offering to Jehovah, to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, and he is lifted up before the eyes of all the nations after this.

וַיִּנַּשֵּׂ֛א (וַ) va “and”

In those days hath Hezekiah been sick even unto death, and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and He speaketh to him, and a wonder hath appointed for him;

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

and Hezekiah hath not returned according to the deed `done' unto him, for his heart hath been lofty, and there is wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem;

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

and Hezekiah is humbled for the loftiness of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah hath not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all `kinds' of desirable vessels,

וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work;

וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּצְלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the uppermost of the graves of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have done honour to him at his death, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ֮ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel,

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth himself to all the host of the heavens, and serveth them.

וַיָּ֗שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨קֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ד (וַֽ) va “and”

And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah of which Jehovah had said, `In Jerusalem is My name to the age.'

וּבָנָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah.

וַיִּ֥בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And he hath caused his sons to pass over through fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and observed clouds and used enchantments and witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and a wizard; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

וְעוֹנֵ֤ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִחֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ף (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְעָ֥שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he placeth the graven image of the idol that he made in the house of God, of which God said unto David, and unto Solomon his son, `In this house, and in Jerusalem that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I put My name to the age,

וַיָּ֕שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And Manasseh maketh Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, to do evil above the nations that Jehovah destroyed from the presence of the sons of Israel.

וַיֶּ֣תַע (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah speaketh unto Manasseh and unto his people, and they have not attended,

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (וַ) va “and”

and Jehovah bringeth in against them the heads of the host that the king of Asshur hath, and they capture Manasseh among the thickets, and bind him with brazen fetters, and cause him to go to Babylon.

וַיָּבֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when he is in distress he hath appeased the face of Jehovah his God, and is humbled exceedingly before the God of his fathers,

וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”