H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

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, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח (וַ֠) Va “and”

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

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to taunt the living God, and will rebuke the words which the LORD thy God hath heard; wherefore make prayer for the remnant that is left.'

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

So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Isaiah said unto them: 'Thus shall ye say to your master: Thus saith the LORD: 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 in him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.'

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

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

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

And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia: 'Behold, he is come out to fight against thee'; he sent messengers again unto 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 unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

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

And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: 'O LORD, the God of Israel, that sittest upon the cherubim, Thou art the God, even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; Thou hast made heaven and 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 they have destroyed them.

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

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Whereas thou hast prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard thee.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (וַ) va “and”

Whom hast thou taunted and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice? Yea, thou hast lifted up thine eyes on high, even against the Holy One of Israel!

וַתִּשָּׂ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

By the messengers thou hast taunted the Lord, and hast said: With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I have cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice cypresses thereof;

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Hast thou not heard? long ago I made it, in ancient times I fashioned it; now have I brought it to pass, yea, it is done; that fortified cities should be laid waste into ruinous heaps.

וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ (וִֽ) vi. “and”

Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.

וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ (וַ) va “and”

Because of thy raging against Me, and for that thy tumult is come up into Mine ears, therefore will I put My hook in thy nose, and My bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee 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”

For 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 the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

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

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt 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 Sarezer 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 was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.'

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

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying:

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