H9001–/וַ–v

and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;

וַיָּ֥קֶם (וַ) va “and”

and Ahab maketh the shrine, and Ahab addeth to do so as to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, above all the kings of Israel who have been before him.

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

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, `Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

`Go from this `place'; and thou hast turned for thee eastward, and been hidden by the brook Cherith, that `is' on the front of the Jordan,

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

and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'

וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he goeth and doth according to the word of Jehovah, yea, he goeth and dwelleth by the brook Cherith, that `is' on the front of the Jordan,

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

And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,

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

and the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

`Rise, go to Zarephath, that `is' to Zidon, and thou hast dwelt there; lo, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee.'

וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he riseth, and goeth to Zarephath, and cometh in unto the opening of the city, and lo there, a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calleth unto her, and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me, a little water in a vessel, and I drink.'

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

And she goeth to bring `it', and he calleth unto her and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.'

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

And she saith, `Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.'

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

And Elijah saith unto her, `Fear not, go, do according to thy word, only make for me thence a little cake, in the first place, and thou hast brought out to me; and for thee and for thy son make -- last;

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

And she goeth, and doth according to the word of Elijah, and she eateth, she and he, and her household -- days;

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

And it cometh to pass, after these things, the son of the woman, mistress of the house, hath been sick, and his sickness is very severe till that no breath hath been left in him.

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

And she saith unto Elijah, `What -- to me and to thee, O man of God? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!'

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And he saith unto her, `Give to me thy son;' and he taketh him out of her bosom, and taketh him up unto the upper chamber where he is abiding, and layeth him on his own bed,

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

and crieth unto Jehovah, and saith, `Jehovah my God, also on the widow with whom I am sojourning hast Thou done evil -- to put her son to death?'

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

And he stretcheth himself out on the lad three times, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, `O Jehovah my God, let turn back, I pray Thee, the soul of this lad into his midst;'

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

and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the lad turneth back into his midst, and he liveth.

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

And Elijah taketh the lad, and bringeth him down from the upper chamber of the house, and giveth him to his mother, and Elijah saith, `See, thy son liveth!'

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

And the woman saith unto Elijah, `Now, this I have known, that a man of God thou `art', and the word of Jehovah in thy mouth `is' truth.'

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”