H9001–/וַ–v

And they turn back, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go back unto Jerusalem with joy, for Jehovah hath made them rejoice over their enemies.

וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”

And they come in to Jerusalem with psalteries, and with harps, and with trumpets, unto the house of Jehovah.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah hath fought with the enemies of Israel,

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

וַתִּשְׁקֹ֖ט (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֧נַֽח (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

and he joineth him with himself to make ships to go to Tarshish, and they make ships in Ezion-Geber,

וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and prophesy doth Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, `For thy joining thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath broken up thy works;' and the ships are broken, and have not retained `power' to go unto Tarshish.

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoshaphat lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigneth in his stead.

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

and their father giveth to them many gifts of silver and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah, and the kingdom he hath given to Jehoram, for He `is' the first-born.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoram riseth up over the kingdom of his father, and strengtheneth himself, and slayeth all his brethren with the sword, and also -- of the heads of Israel.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔ק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּהֲרֹ֥ג (וַ) va “and”

and he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab hath been to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,

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

In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and cause a king to reign over them;

וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

and Jehoram passeth over with his heads, and all the chariots with him, and it cometh to pass, he hath risen by night and smiteth the Edomites who are coming round against him, and the princes of the chariots,

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗ךְ (וַ) va “and”

and Edom revolteth from under the hand of Judah unto this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time from under his hand, because he hath forsaken Jehovah, God of his fathers,

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ע (וַ) va “and”

also, he hath made high places in the mountains of Judah, and causeth the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom, and compelleth Judah.

וַיֶּ֙זֶן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּדַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”

And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, `Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

and thou dost walk in the way of the kings of Israel, and dost cause Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also thy brethren, the house of thy father, who are better than thyself, thou hast slain;

וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּזְנֶ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

And Jehovah waketh up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who `are' beside the Cushim,

וַיָּ֨עַר (וַ) va “and”

and they come up into Judah, and rend it, and take captive all the substance that is found at the house of the king, and also his sons, and his wives, and there hath not been left to him a son except Jehoahaz the youngest of his sons.

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

and it cometh to pass, from days to days, and at the time of the going out of the end of two years, his bowels have gone out with his sickness, and he dieth of sore diseases, and his people have not made for him a burning like the burning of his fathers.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖מָת (וַ) va “and”

A son of thirty and two `years' was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he goeth without desire, and they bury him in the city of David, and not in the graves of the kings.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the inhabitants of Jerusalem cause Ahaziah his youngest son to reign in his stead, (for all the elder had the troop slain that came in with the Arabians to the camp,) and Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigneth.

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

And he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for they have been his counsellors, after the death of his father, for destruction to him.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

Also, in their counsel he hath walked, and goeth with Jehoram son of Ahab king of Israel to battle against Hazael king of Aram, in Ramoth-Gilead, and they of Ramah smite Joram;

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