H9001–/וַ–v

And when Jehovah seeth that they have been humbled, a word of Jehovah hath been unto Shemaiah, saying, `They have been humbled; I do not destroy them, and I have given to them as a little thing for an escape, and I pour not out My fury in Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak;

וְנָתַתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king -- the whole he hath taken -- and he taketh the shields of gold that Solomon had made;

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”

and king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath given `them' a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners who are keeping the opening of the house of the king;

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וְהִפְקִ֗יד (וְ) ve. “and”

and it cometh to pass, from the time of the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners have come in and lifted them up, and brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”וּנְשָׂא֔וּם (וּ) u. “and”וֶהֱשִׁב֖וּם (וֶ) ve. “and”

And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years `is' Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess,

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְ (וַ) va “and”

and he doth the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his heart to seek Jehovah.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David, and reign doth Abijah his son in his stead.

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

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam -- Abijah reigneth over Judah;

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Abijah directeth the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and Jeroboam hath set in array with him battle, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty of valour.

וַיֶּאְסֹ֨ר (וַ) va “and”

And Abijah riseth up on the hill of Zemaraim that `is' in the hill-country of Ephraim, and saith, `Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and rise up doth Jeroboam, son of Nebat, servant of Solomon son of David, and rebelleth against his lord!

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְרֹ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

`And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

וַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּ (וַ) va. “and”וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush `is' behind them.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them `is' the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

וַיִּפְנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the men of Judah shout -- and it cometh to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God hath smitten Jeroboam, and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,

וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

and Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְּל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leant on Jehovah, God of their fathers.

וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Abijah pursueth after Jeroboam, and captureth from him cities, Beth-El and its small towns, and Jeshanah and its small towns, and Ephraim and its small towns.

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”

And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth.

וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֗וֹלֶד (וַ) va “and”

And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְבְּר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Asa doth that which is good, and that which is right, in the eyes of Jehovah his God,

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines,

וַיָּ֛סַר (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְגַדַּ֖ע (וַ) va “and”