H9002–/וְ–v

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said: 'LORD, there is none beside Thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength; help us, O LORD our God; for we rely on Thee, and in Thy name are we come against this multitude. Thou art

וּבְשִׁמְךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”

So the LORD 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 unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty.

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

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance and camels, 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 unto him: 'Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD 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 long seasons Israel 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 was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great discomfitures were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

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

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did discomfit them with all manner of adversity.

וְעִ֣יר (וְ) ve. “and”

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.'

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

And when Asa heard these words, even the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the detestable things out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewe

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

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

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

And they sacrificed unto the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

וְצֹ֖אן (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, 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 unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with horns.

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

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found of them; and the LORD gave them rest round about.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

וְגַֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was whole all his days.

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

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

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

And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

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

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasa king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Aram, that dwelt at Damascus, saying:

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

'There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasa 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 unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

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