H9001–/וַ–v

And Jehovah speaketh by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (וַ) va “and”

`Because that Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations -- he hath done evil above all that the Amorites have done who `are' before him, and causeth also Judah to sin by his idols;

וַיַּחֲטִ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And I have stretched out over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and wiped Jerusalem as one wipeth the dish -- he hath wiped, and hath turned `it' on its face.

וְנָטִ֣יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָחִ֨יתִי (וּ) u. “and”

`And I have left the remnant of Mine inheritance, and given them into the hand of their enemies, and they have been for a prey and for a spoil to all their enemies,

וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְהָי֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

because that they have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, and are provoking Me to anger from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day.'

וַיִּהְי֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Manasseh lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and reign doth Amon his son in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and walketh in all the way that his father walked in, and serveth the idols that his father served, and boweth himself to them,

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֗ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va “and”

and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.

וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב (וַ) va “and”

And the servants of Amon conspire against him, and put the king to death in his own house,

וַיִּקְשְׁר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמִ֥יתוּ (וַ) va “and”

and the people of the land smite all those conspiring against king Amon, and the people of the land cause Josiah his son to reign in his stead.

וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

and `one' burieth him in his burying-place in the garden of Uzza, and reign doth Josiah his son in his stead.

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

and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in all the way of David his father, and hath not turned aside -- right or left.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Jehovah, saying,

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And Hilkiah the high priest saith unto Shaphan the scribe, `A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan, and he readeth it.

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Shaphan the scribe cometh in unto the king, and bringeth the king back word, and saith, `Thy servants have poured out the silver that hath been found in the house, and give it into the hand of the doers of the work, the inspectors, in the house of Jehovah.'

וַיָּבֹ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, `A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth it before the king.

וַיַּגֵּ֞ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the book of the law, that he rendeth his garments,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”

and the king commandeth Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Achbor son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah servant of the king, saying,

וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”

And Hilkiah the priest goeth, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, unto Huldah the prophetess, wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the garments, and she is dwelling in Jerusalem in the second, and they speak unto her.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And she saith unto them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me:

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me to anger with every work of their hands, and My wrath hath been kindled against this place, and it is not quenched.

וַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וְנִצְּתָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

because thy heart `is' tender, and thou art humbled because of Jehovah, in thy hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me -- I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah --

וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרַע֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

therefore, lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy grave in peace, and thine eyes do not look on any of the evil that I am bringing in on this place;' and they bring the king back word.

וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king sendeth, and they gather unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”