H9001–/וַ–v

And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have made destruction of your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וָֽאִוָּתֵ֤ר (וָֽ) va. “and”וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then he said, Go out and take your place on the mountain before the Lord. Then the Lord went by, and mountains were parted by the force of a great wind, and rocks were broken before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind there was

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְעָמַדְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elijah, hearing it, went out, covering his face with his robe, and took his place in the opening of the hole. And there a voice came to him saying, What are you doing here, Elijah?

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤לֶט (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, I have been burning for the honour of the Lord, the God of armies; for the children of Israel have not kept your agreement; they have had your altars broken down, and have put your prophets to death with the sword: till I, even I, am the onl

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וָאִוָּתֵ֤ר (וָ) va. “and”וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to him, Go back on your way through the waste land to Damascus; and when you come there, put the holy oil on Hazael to make him king over Aram;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֗אתָ (וּ) u. “and”וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧ (וּ) u. “and”

And it will come about that the man who gets away safe from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will put to death; and whoever gets away safe from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will put to death.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But I will keep safe seven thousand in Israel, all those whose knees have not been bent to Baal, and whose mouths have given him no kisses.

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

So he went away from there and came across Elisha, the son of Shaphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, he himself walking with the twelfth; and Elijah went up to him and put his robe on him.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙רָץ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.

וַיָּ֨שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in.

וַיַּ֗עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙צַר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (וַ) va “and”

And he sent representatives into the town to Ahab, king of Israel;

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel sent him an answer saying, As you say, my lord king, I am yours with all I have.

וַיַּ֤עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the representatives came back again, and said, These are the words of Ben-hadad: I sent to you saying, Give up to me your silver and your gold, your wives and your children;

וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

But I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, to make a search through your house and the houses of your people, and everything which is pleasing in your eyes they will take away in their hands.

וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקָֽחוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king of Israel sent for all the responsible men of the land, and said, Now will you take note and see the evil purpose of this man: he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I did not keep them back.

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

And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he says.

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So he said to the representatives of Ben-hadad, Say to my lord the king, All the orders you sent the first time I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the representatives went back with this answer.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Ben-hadad sent to him, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if there is enough of the dust of Samaria for all the people at my feet to take some in their hands.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel said in answer, Say to him, The time for loud talk is not when a man is putting on his arms, but when he is taking them off.

וַיַּ֤עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now when this answer was given to Ben-hadad, he was drinking with the kings in the tents, and he said to his men, Take up your positions. So they put themselves in position for attacking the town.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then a prophet came up to Ahab, king of Israel, and said, The Lord says, Have you seen all this great army? See, I will give it into your hands today, and you will see that I am the Lord.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, The Lord says, By the servants of the chiefs who are over the divisions of the land. Then he said, By whom is the fighting to be started? And he made answer, By you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then he got together the servants of all the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land, two hundred and thirty-two of them; and after them, he got together all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand.

וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֕וּ (וַ) va “and”

And in the middle of the day they went out. But Ben-hadad was drinking in the tents with the thirty-two kings who were helping him.

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”