H9002–/וְ–v

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, and reigned twelve years; six years reigned he in Tirzah.

וְאַחַ֜ת (וְ) ve. “and”

For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, with their vanities.

וּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

וְיֶ֨תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְבוּרָת֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

וְאַחְאָ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם (וּ) u. “and”

In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho; with Abiram his first-born he laid the foundation thereof, and with his youngest son Segub he set up the gates thereof; according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of N

וּבִשְׂג֤וּב (וּ) u. “and”

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.'

וּמָטָ֑ר (וּ) u. “and”

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָשָׂר֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֶ֥חֶם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָשָׂ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her, and said: 'Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.'

וְהִנֵּֽה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

And she said: 'As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'

וּמְעַט־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִנְנִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִבְנִ֔י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elijah said unto her: 'Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.

וְלָ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִבְנֵ֔ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not be spent, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the land.'

וְצַפַּ֥חַת (וְ) ve. “and”

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

וָה֛וּא (וָ) va. “and”וּבֵיתָ֖הּ (וּ) u. “and”

The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Elijah.

וְצַפַּ֥חַת (וְ) ve. “and”

And she said unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?'

וָלָ֖ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וּלְהָמִ֥ית (וּ) u. “and”

And the woman said to Elijah: 'Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.'

וּדְבַר־ (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying: 'Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and I will send rain upon the land.'

וּדְבַר־ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

וְהָרָעָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. --Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly;

וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.--

וָמָֽיִם׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And Ahab said unto Obadiah: 'Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks; peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.'

וְאֶ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְחַיֶּה֙ (וּ) u. “so”וָפֶ֔רֶד (וָ) va. “and”וְל֥וֹא (וְ) ve. “and”

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

וְעֹֽבַדְיָ֛הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said: 'Is it thou, my lord Elijah?'

וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee; and when they said: He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

וּמַמְלָכָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here.

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”