H9001–/וַ–v

And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away.

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

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Jehovah: Jehovah was not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: Jehovah was not in the earthquake.

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

And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice [ergänzt: came] to him and said, What doest thou 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 very jealous for Jehovah the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away.

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

And Jehovah said to him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when thou comest, anoint Hazael king over Syria;

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

And it shall come to pass, [ergänzt: that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet I have left [ergänzt: myself] seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was ploughing [ergänzt: with] twelve yokes before him, and he with the twelfth; and Elijah went over to him, and cast his mantle on him.

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

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?

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

And he returned back from him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. And he arose and went after Elijah, and ministered to him.

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”

And Ben-Hadad king of Syria assembled all his host; and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

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

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said to him, Thus says Ben-Hadad:

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

And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.

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

And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaks Ben-Hadad saying: I sent to thee indeed, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;

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

but to-morrow about this time I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thy sight, they shall put in their hand and take away.

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

And the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [ergänzt: man] seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

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

And all the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not, nor consent.

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I cannot do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

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

And Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me!

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

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [ergänzt: him], Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!

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

And it came to pass when he heard this word, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the tents, that he said to his servants, Set yourselves. And they set themselves against the city.

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

And behold, a prophet drew near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

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

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: By the servants of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he said, Thou.

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

And he numbered the servants of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he numbered all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand.

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

And they went out at noon; and Ben-Hadad drank himself drunk in the tents, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings that helped him.

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”