H9002–/וְ–v

And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him: 'Go up, thou baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.'

וְה֣וּא׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְעָרִ֤ים (וּ) u. “and”

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.

וּשְׁנֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

וּמִשָּׁ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

וִיהוֹרָ֣ם (וִ) vi. “and”

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

וּכְאִמּ֑וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams.

וּמֵישַׁ֥ע (וּ) u. “and”וּמֵ֥אָה (וּ) u. “and”

So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey; and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.

וּמֶֽלֶך־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?' And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.'

וְנִדְרְשָׁ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehoshaphat said: 'The word of the LORD is with him.' So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט (וִ) vi. “and”וּמֶ֥לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And Elisha said unto the king of Israel: 'What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'Nay; for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver

וָלָ֔ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elisha said: 'As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

For thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet that valley shall be filled with water; and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנַּ֥חַל (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִקְנֵיכֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וּֽבְהֶמְתְּכֶֽם׃ (וּֽ) U. “and”

And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.'

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

And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of making the offering, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood on the border.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָמַ֔עְלָה (וָ) va. “and”

And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood;

וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

and they said: 'This is blood: the kings have surely fought together, and they have smitten each man his fellow; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.'

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they smote the land, even Moab, mightily.

וְהַכּ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees; until there was left only Kir-hareseth with the stones of the wall th

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

And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto the king of Edom; but they could not.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying: 'Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.'

וְאִשָּׁ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.'

וּבְעַד־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַמָּלֵ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.

וּבְעַ֣ד (וּ) u. “and”וְהִ֥יא (וְ) ve. “and”

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said: 'Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.'

וְשַׁלְּמִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַ֣תְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנַ֔יִךְ (וּ) ve. “and”