H9002–/וְ–v

Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.

וְיֵדַ֕ע (וְ) ve. “so”

So Naaman, with all his horses and his carriages, came to the door of Elisha's house.

וּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.

וְיָשֹׁ֧ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּטְהָֽר׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.

וּפַרְפַּ֜ר (וּ) u. “and”

Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?

וְאַ֛ף (וְ) ve. “and”וּטְהָֽר׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me.

וְכָֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Naaman said, If you will not, then let there be given to your servant as much earth as two beasts are able to take on their backs; because from now on, your servant will make no offering or burned offering to other gods, but only to the Lord.

וָלֹ֕א (וָ) va. “and”וָזֶ֙בַח֙ (וָ) va. “and”

But may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this one thing: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon for worship there, supported on my arm, and my head is bent in the house of Rimmon; when his head is bent in the house of Rimmon, may your s

וְה֣וּא׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, All is well: but my master has sent me, saying, Even now, two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim; will you give me a talent of silver and two changes of clothing for them?

וּשְׁתֵּ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And Naaman said, Be good enough to take two talents. And forcing him to take them, he put two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to his two servants to take before him.

וּשְׁתֵּי֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Then he came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.

וְהוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָאָֽנָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?

וְלָקַ֣חַת (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֵיתִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְרָמִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְצֹ֣אן (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָקָ֔ר (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲבָדִ֖ים (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.

וְצָרַ֤עַת (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ (וּֽ) U. “and”

So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.

וְנִקְחָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַעֲשֶׂה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.

וְלֵ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.

וּרְאוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶשְׁלַ֖ח (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶקָּחֵ֑הוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

וְרֶ֖כֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַ֣יִל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְס֣וּס (וְ) ve. “and”וָרָ֑כֶב (וָ) va. “and”

Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.

וְיִרְאֶ֑ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֶ֛כֶב (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאוֹלִ֣יכָה (וְ) ve. “so”

And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

וְיִרְא֑וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְהִנֵּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖ (וּֽ) u. “and”וָמַ֜יִם (וָ) va. “and”וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵלְכ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”