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 Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said to his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

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

And behold, there came a prophet to Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

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

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

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

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

וְאִ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which 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 came to the king of Israel, and said to him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: 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 hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

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

And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

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 in the plain, and surely we shall 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 were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

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

And there came a man of God, and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner 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: it may be he will save thy life.

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

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

וַחֲבָלִ֣ים (וַ) va. “and”

Now the men diligently observed whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ben-hadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I 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 his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And 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, so that in smiting he wounded him.

וּפָצֹֽעַ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he 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 shall be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else 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 shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

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

And he said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

וְעַמְּךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”