H9001–/וַ–v

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, I only, am left; 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 the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

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

And it was so, 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, there came a voice 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 the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

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

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

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

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

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet I have left to me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon 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 then 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 a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then 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 the king of Syria collected all his army: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred 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 saith 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 speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver to me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;

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

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

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

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh 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 to him, nor consent.

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore 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 may not 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 him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

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

And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

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

And behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

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

And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

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

Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

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

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”