H9002–/וְ–v

So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.

וְהִנֵּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֹ֛בַע (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.

וְאִשָּׁ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.

וְנֹאכְלֶ֣נּוּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.

וְנֹ֣אכְלֶ֔נּוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.

וְה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.

וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?

וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ (וֶ) ve. “and”וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֣וּא׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.

וְסָאתַ֧יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.

וּמִשָּׁ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?

וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

If we say, We will go into the town, there is no food in the town, and we will come to our end there; and if we go on waiting here, death will come to us. Come then, let us give ourselves up to the army of Aram: if they let us go on living, then life wil

וְהָרָעָ֤ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִפְּלָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So in the half light they got up to go to the tents of Aram; but when they came to the outer line of tents, there was no one there.

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to m

וַאדֹנָ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So they got up and went in flight, in the half light, without their tents or their horses or their asses or any of their goods; they went in flight, fearing for their lives.

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

And when those lepers came to the outer line of tents, they went into one tent, and had food and drink, and took from it silver and gold and clothing, which they put in a secret place; then they came back and went into another tent from which they took m

וְזָהָב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְגָדִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

Then they said to one another, We are not doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we say nothing: if we go on waiting here till the morning, punishment will come to us. So let us go and give the news to those of the king's house.

וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָבֹ֔אָה (וְ) ve. “so”וְנַגִּ֖ידָה (וְ) ve. “and”

So they came in, and, crying out to the door-keepers of the town, they gave them the news, saying, We came to the tents of the Aramaeans, and there was no one there and no voice of man, only the horses and the asses in their places, and the tents as they

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְק֣וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֲמ֣וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֹהָלִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, sayin

וְנִתְפְּשֵׂ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be t

וְיִקְחוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִרְאֶֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.

וּרְאֽוּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And they went after them as far as Jordan; and all the road was covered with clothing and vessels dropped by the Aramaeans in their flight. So those who were sent went back and gave the news to the king.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֵלִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the people went out and took the goods from the tents of the Aramaeans. So a measure of good meal was to be had for the price of a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, as the Lord had said.

וְסָאתַ֧יִם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king gave authority to that captain, on whose arm he was supported, to have control over the doorway into the town; but he was crushed to death there under the feet of the people, as the man of God had said when the king went down to him.

וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”