H9001–/וַ–v

Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly:

וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Yahweh, that Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם (וַֽ) va “and”וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

וַֽיְחַלְּק֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

He answered him, It is I: go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah [ergänzt: is here].

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

He said, Wherein have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they didn't find you.

וְאָמְר֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַ (וְ) ve. “and”

It will happen, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of Yahweh will carry you I don't know where; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he can't find you, he will kill me: but I your servant fear Yahweh from my youth.

וְהָיָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָ֨אתִי (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי (וַ) va. “and”

Wasn't it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

וָאַחְבִּא֩ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֲכַלְכְּלֵ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”

Now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah [ergänzt: is here]; and he will kill me.

וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Elijah said, As Yahweh of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

It happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?

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

He answered, I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baals.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”

So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ (וַ) va “and”

Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people answered him not a word.

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then Elijah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of Yahweh; but Baal's prophets are four hundred fifty men.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

You call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh; and the God who answers by fire, let him be God." All the people answered, "It is well said."

וּקְרָאתֶ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any who answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.

וַ֠יִּקְחוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

It happened at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleeps and must be awakened.

וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

They cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

It was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the [ergänzt: evening] offering; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any who regarded.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ (וַ) va “and”