H9002–/וְ–v

Then the king of Israel went back to his house, bitter and angry, and came to Samaria.

וְזָעֵ֑ף (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ahab said to Naboth, Give me your vine-garden so that I may have it for a garden of sweet plants, for it is near my house; and let me give you a better vine-garden in exchange, or, if it seems good to you, let me give you its value in money.

וִֽיהִי־ (וִֽ) vi. “so”וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.

וְזָעֵ֗ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

וְאֵינְךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.

וְיִטַ֣ב (וְ) ve. “so”

So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;

וְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

וְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וִיעִדֻ֣הוּ (וִ) vi. “and”וָמֶ֑לֶךְ (וָ) va. “and”וְהוֹצִיאֻ֥הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְסִקְלֻ֖הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָמֹֽת׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

So the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority in his town, did as Jezebel had said in the letter she sent them.

וְהַחֹרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

וָמֶ֑לֶךְ (וָ) va. “and”

Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

See, I will send evil on you and put an end to you completely, cutting off from Ahab every male child, him who is shut up and him who goes free in Israel;

וְעָצ֥וּר (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָז֖וּב (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will make your family like the family of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and like the family of Baasha, the son of Ahijah, because you have made me angry, and have made Israel do evil.

וּכְבֵ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.

וְגַ֨ם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Any man of the family of Ahab who comes to his death in the town will become food for the dogs; and he who comes to his death in the open country will be food for the birds of the air.

וְהַמֵּת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now for three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.

וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do you not see that Ramoth-gilead is ours? and we are doing nothing to get it back from the hands of the king of Aram.

וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”

So the king of Israel got all the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

וְיִתֵּ֥ן (וְ) ve. “so”

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king s

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְכָ֨ל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַצְלַ֔ח (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs and say good things.

וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And in answer he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

וְהַצְלַ֔ח (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ (וּ) u. “and”