H9001–/וַ–v

And he put up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had made in Samaria.

וַיָּ֥קֶם (וַ) va “and”

And Ahab made an image of Asherah and did more than all the kings of Israel before him to make the Lord, the God of Israel, angry.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֨וֹסֶף (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

וּפָנִ֥יתָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.

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

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Up! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.

וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

So he got up and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the door of the town, he saw a widow woman getting sticks together; and crying out to her he said, Will you give me a little water in a vessel for my drink?

וַיָּ֣קָם׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”

And when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.

וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”

Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal b

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וּבָ֙אתִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And Elijah said to her, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהוֹצֵ֣אתְ (וְ) ve. “and”

So she went and did as Elijah said; and she and he and her family had food for a long time.

וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֧אכַל (וַ) va. “and”

Now after this, the son of the woman of the house became ill, so ill that there was no breath in him.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death?

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And crying to the Lord he said, O Lord my God, have you sent evil even on the widow whose guest I am, by causing her son's death?

וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again.

וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord gave ear to the voice of Elijah, and the child's spirit came into him again, and he came back to life.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va. “and”וַיֶּֽחִי׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Elijah took the child down from his room into the house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then the woman said to Elijah, Now I am certain that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”