H9002–/וְ–v

And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

וּבְשִׁמְךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”

And Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

וְלִפְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar; and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that none of them was left alive; for they were crushed before Jehovah and before his army. And they carried away very much spoil.

וְהָעָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִפְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְמַלִּ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

וַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you while ye are with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”וְאִֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now for a long while Israel [ergänzt: was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;

וְיָמִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְלֹ֛א (וּ) u. “and”וּלְלֹ֥א (וּ) u. “and”

And in those times there [ergänzt: was] no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וְלַבָּ֑א (וְ) ve. “and”

And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.

וְעִ֣יר (וְ) ve. “and”

But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.

וְאַתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.

וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”

And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon; for they fell away to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.

וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”וְהַגָּרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹן (וּ) u. “and”

And they sacrificed to Jehovah in that day, of the spoil that they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

וְצֹ֖אן (וְ) ve. “and”

And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

and that whoever would not seek Jehovah the God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

וְכֹ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they swore to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they took the oath with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them. And Jehovah gave them rest round about.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And also Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it in the valley Kidron.

וְגַֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And he brought into the house of God the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְזָהָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֵלִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.

וּמִלְחָמָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְחָמֵ֖שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

וָשֵׁשׁ֙ (וָ) va. “and”וָבָ֔א (וָ) va. “or”

And Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

וְזָהָ֗ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”

There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I send thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

וּבֵינֶ֔ךָ (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְזָהָ֔ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon and Dan and Abelmaim, and all the store-magazines of the cities of Naphtali.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”