H9002–/וְ–v

They answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a belt of leather about his loins. He said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

וְאֵז֥וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

Then [ergänzt: the king] sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. He went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He spoke to him, man of God, the king has said, Come down.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֹאכַ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. He answered him, man of God, thus has the king said, Come down quickly.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”

Elijah answered them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. The fire of God came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

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

Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.

וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו (וַ) va. “and”וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.

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

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

וְיֶ֛תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, when Yahweh would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע (וֶ) ve. “and”

Elijah said to Elisha, Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel. Elisha said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Elijah said to him, Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho. He said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Elijah said to him, "Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan." He said, "As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." They two went on.

וְחֵֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.

וָהֵ֑נָּה (וָ) va. “and”

It happened, when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you. Elisha said, please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.

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

He said, You have asked a hard thing: [ergänzt: nevertheless], if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you; but if not, it shall not be so.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, [ergänzt: there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

וְדַבֵּ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְס֣וּסֵי (וְ) ve. “and”

Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it! He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע (וֶ) ve. “and”וְה֤וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah? and when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.

וָהֵ֔נָּה (וָ) va. “and”

They said to him, See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and cast him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, You shall not send.

וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ (וִ) vi. “so”

When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but didn't find him.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"

וְה֖וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

The men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, we pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is bad, and the land miscarries.

וְהַמַּ֥יִם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאָ֥רֶץ (וְ) ve. “and”

He said, Bring me a new jar, and put salt therein. They brought it to him.

וְשִׂ֥ימוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

He went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus says Yahweh, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.

וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃ (וּ) u. “and”