H9001–/וַ–v

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.

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

So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּגְזְר֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצְעַ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְצָב־ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖צֶף (וַ) va “and”

Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.

וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the Aramaeans are waiting there in secret.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (וַ) va “and”

So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וְהִזְהִיר֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁמַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?

וַיִּסָּעֵר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֻּגַּד־ (וַ) va “and”

So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

וַיִּשְׁלַח־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ (וַ) va “and”

Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?

וַ֠יַּשְׁכֵּם (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְקַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”

Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.

וַיֵּרְדוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

וַיְהִי֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְקַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֕וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.

וַיִּכְרֶ֨ה (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְבֹּ֛ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֕עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖צַר (וַ) va “and”

And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.

וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”