H9002–/וְ–v

And Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me!

וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass when he heard this word, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the tents, that he said to his servants, Set yourselves. And they set themselves against the city.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And behold, a prophet drew near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he numbered the servants of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he numbered all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they went out at noon; and Ben-Hadad drank himself drunk in the tents, he and the kings, the thirty-two kings that helped him.

וּבֶן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנַ֥יִם (וּ) u. “and”

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

וְאִ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And these servants of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army that followed them.

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחַ֖יִל (וְ) ve. “and”

And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen.

וּפָרָשִֽׁים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the prophet drew near to the king of Israel, and said to him, Go, strengthen thyself, and understand, and see what thou shalt do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.

וְדַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְאֵ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them on the plateau, shall we not be stronger than they?

וְעַבְדֵ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאוּלָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And do this: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their stead;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׂ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them on the plateau: shall we not be stronger than they? And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.

וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְס֣וּס (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֶ֣כֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel were numbered and victualled, and they went against them; and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats; but the Syrians filled the land.

וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְכָלְכְּל֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲרָ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

And the man of God drew near, and spoke to the king of Israel and said, Thus saith Jehovah: Because the Syrians have said, Jehovah is a god of the mountains, but he is not a god of the valleys, I will give all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men of them that were left. And Ben-Hadad fled, and came into the city, [ergänzt: from] chamber to chamber.

וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֶן־ (וּ) u. “and”

And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save thy life.

וַחֲבָלִ֣ים (וַ) va. “and”וְנֵצֵא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-Hadad says, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.

וַחֲבָלִ֣ים (וַ) va. “and”

And the men took it as a good omen, and hastened to catch what came from him, and they said, Thy brother Ben-Hadad. ... And he said, Go, bring him. And Ben-Hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And [ergänzt: Ben-Hadad] said to him, The cities that my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thyself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I [ergänzt: said Ahab] will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

וְ֠חוּצוֹת (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to another by the word of Jehovah, Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.

וְאִ֨ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him violently, and wounded [ergänzt: him].

וּפָצֹֽעַ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And as the king passed by, he cried to the king and said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me and said, Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

וְה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּֽה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So [ergänzt: is] thy judgment: thyself hast decided [ergänzt: it].

וָהֵ֖נָּה (וָ) va. “and”וְה֣וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Because thou hast let go out of thy hand the man that I had devoted to destruction, thy life shall be for his life, and thy people for his people.

וְעַמְּךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”