H9001–/וַ–v

And at that time Solomon held the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Hamath unto the torrent of Egypt.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Solomon completed the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he did prosperously.

וַיְכַ֧ל (וַ) va “and”

Then Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: I have heard thy prayer, and I have chosen for myself this place for a house of sacrifice.

וַיֵּרָ֧א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָחַ֜רְתִּי (וּ) u. “and”

for I have now chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

וְהָי֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to rule over Israel.

וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔י (וַ) va. “and”

But if ye turn away and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them;

וַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed to my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

וּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗ים (וּ) u. “and”

And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?

וְאָמַ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And they shall say, Because they forsook Jehovah the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and have attached themselves to other gods, and have worshipped them and served them; therefore he has brought upon them all this evil.

וְאָמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּם (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of Jehovah and his own house,

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

וַיּ֥וֹשֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah, and overcame it.

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחֱזַ֖ק (וַ) va “and”

And he built Tadmor, in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.

וַיִּ֥בֶן (וַ) va “and”

And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

וַיִּ֜בֶן (וַ) va “and”

their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel had not destroyed, upon them did Solomon impose tribute-service until this day.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם (וַ) va “and”

And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their charges, to praise and serve before the priests, as the duty of every day required; and the doorkeepers by their divisions at every gate: for such was the commandment of David the man of God;

וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

And all the work of Solomon was prepared, to the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah and to its completion. [ergänzt: So] the house of Jehovah was finished.

וַתִּכֹּן֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֖יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and came to Jerusalem to prove Solomon with enigmas; with a very great train, and camels that bore spices and gold in great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke with him of all that was in her heart.

וַתָּב֣וֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבוֹא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”

And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of, and there was not a thing hidden from Solomon that he did not explain to her.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And when the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs and of thy wisdom;

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard.

וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on his throne, to be king to Jehovah thy God! Because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore did he make thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

וַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤ (וַ) va “and”