H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass when king Hezekiah heard [ergänzt: it], that he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח (וַ֠) Va “and”

And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble and of rebuke and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

It may be Jehovah thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God; and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left.

וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master: Thus saith Jehovah: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Behold, I will put a spirit into him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will make him to fall by the sword in his own land.

וְשָׁמַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come forth to make war with thee. And he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up into the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֙עַל֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah and said, Jehovah, God of Israel, who sittest [ergänzt: between] the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth.

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַר֒ (וַ) va “and”

and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.

וְנָתְנ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: That which thou hast prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”

Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted the voice? Against the Holy one of Israel hast thou lifted up thine eyes on high.

וַתִּשָּׂ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots have I come up To the height of the mountain, to the recesses of Lebanon, And I will cut down its tall cedars, the choice of its cypresses; And I will enter into its furthest lodging-place, [ergänzt: into] the forest of its fruitful field.

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Hast thou not heard long ago that I have done it? And that from ancient days I formed it? Now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest lay waste fortified cities [ergänzt: into] ruinous heaps.

וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ (וִֽ) vi. “and”

And their inhabitants were powerless, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were [ergänzt: as] the growing grass, and [ergänzt: as] the green herb, [ergänzt: As] the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.

וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ (וַ) va “and”

Because thy raging against me and thine arrogance is come up into mine ears, I will put my ring in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, And I will make thee go back by the way by which thou camest.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ (וַ) va. “and”

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah Shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward;

וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will defend this city, to save it, For mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass that night, that an angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.

וַיְהִי֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and abode at Nineveh.

וַיִּסַּ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer [ergänzt: his sons] smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

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

And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah saying,

וַיַּסֵּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל (וַ) va “and”