H9001–/וַ–v

But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers, the children of Israel; go back, every man to his house, because this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the word of the Lord, and went back, as the Lord had said.

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

וַיִּ֨בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֖בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

If the people go up to make offerings in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, their heart will be turned again to their lord, to Rehoboam, king of Judah; and they will put me to death and go back to Rehoboam, king of Judah.

וְ֠שָׁב (וְ֠) ve. “and”וַהֲרָגֻ֕נִי (וַ) va. “and”וְשָׁ֖בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֕עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he put one in Beth-el and the other in Dan.

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And this became a sin in Israel; for the people went to give worship to the one at Beth-el, and to the other at Dan.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֙עַל֙ (וַ) va “and”

He went up to the altar he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the month fixed by him at his pleasure; and he gave orders for a feast for the people of Israel, and went up to the altar, and there he made the smoke of his offerin

וַיַּ֜עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”

And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וְזָבַ֣ח (וְ) ve. “and”

The same day he gave them a sign, saying, This is the sign which the Lord has given: See, the altar will be broken and the burned waste on it overturned.

וְנָתַן֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king, hearing the man of God crying out against the altar at Beth-el, put out his hand from the altar, saying, Take him prisoner. And his hand, stretched out against him, became dead, and he had no power of pulling it back.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And the altar was broken and the burned waste on it overturned; this was the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord.

וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

Then the king made answer and said to the man of God, Make a prayer now for the grace of the Lord your God, and for me, that my hand may be made well. And in answer to the prayer of the man of God, the king's hand was made well again, as it was before.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

But the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So he went another way, and not by the way he came to Beth-el.

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Now there was an old prophet living in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and gave him word of all the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and they gave their father an account of the words he had said to the king.

וַיָּב֣וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיְסַפֶּר־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

Then their father said to them, Which way did he go? Now his sons had seen which way the man of God who came from Judah had gone.

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So the prophet said to his sons, Make ready an ass for me. So they made an ass ready, and he got on it,

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְכַּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”

And went after the man of God, and came up with him while he was seated under an oak-tree. And he said to him, Are you the man of God who came from Judah? And he said, I am.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then he said to him, Come back to the house with me and have a meal.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But he said, I may not go back with you or go into your house; and I will not take food or a drink of water with you in this place;

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”