H9002–/וְ–v

Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal.

וְשָׁם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So let us make a little room on the wall; and put a bed there for him, and a table and a seat and a light; so that when he comes to us, he will be able to go in there.

וְנָשִׂ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֻׁלְחָ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִסֵּ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְנוֹרָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

So he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi made answer, Still there is this, she has no son and her husband is old.

וּמֶ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאִישָׁ֥הּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she said to her husband, Send me one of the servants and one of the asses so that I may go quickly to the man of God and come back again.

וְאַחַ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָר֛וּצָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאָשֽׁוּבָה׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

And he said, Why are you going to him today? it is not a new moon or a Sabbath. But she said, It is well.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then she made the ass ready and said to her servant, Keep driving on; do not make a stop without orders from me.

וָלֵ֑ךְ (וָ) va. “and”

Go quickly to her, and on meeting her say to her, Are you well? and your husband and the child, are they well? And she said in answer, All is well.

וֶאֱמָר־ (וֶ) ve. “and”

And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret fr

וַֽיהוָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he said to Gehazi, Make yourself ready, and take my stick in your hand, and go: if you come across anyone on the way, give him no blessing, and if anyone gives you a blessing, give him no answer. And put my stick on the child's face.

וְקַ֨ח (וְ) ve. “and”וָלֵךְ֒ (וָ) va. “and”וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the mother of the child said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not go back without you. So he got up and went with her.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gehazi went on before them and put the stick on the child's face; but there was no voice, and no one gave attention. So he went back, and meeting him gave him the news, saying, The child is not awake.

וְגֵחֲזִ֞י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Elisha came into the house he saw the child dead, stretched on his bed.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he got up on the bed, stretching himself out on the child, and put his mouth on the child's mouth, his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands; and the child's body became warm.

וְעֵינָ֤יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַפָּ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he came back, and after walking once through the house and back, he went up, stretching himself out on the child seven times; and the child's eyes became open.

וְאַחַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֞ע (וֶ) ve. “and”וְהָרָעָ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבַשֵּׁ֥ל (וּ) u. “and”

Then they gave the men soup from the pot. And while they were drinking the soup, they gave a cry, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot; and they were not able to take any more food.

וְהֵ֣מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But he said, Get some meal. And he put it into the pot, and said, Now give it to the people so that they may have food. And there was nothing bad in the pot.

וּקְחוּ־ (וּ) u. “and”וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַרְמֶ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

But his servant said, How am I to put this before a hundred men? But he said, Give it to the people for food; for the Lord says, There will be food for them and some over.

וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְהוֹתֵֽר׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper.

וְ֠נַעֲמָן (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וּנְשֻׂ֣א (וּ) u. “and”וְהָאִ֗ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.

וַאֲרָם֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says.

וְכָזֹאת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the king of Aram said, Go then; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, taking with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

וְאֶשְׁלְחָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶ֖שֶׂר (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

וּֽלְהַחֲי֔וֹת (וּֽ) u. “and”וּרְא֔וּ (וּ) u. “and”