H9002–/וְ–v

And now ye think to subjugate the children of Judah and Jerusalem as your bondmen and bondwomen. Are there not with you, even with you, trespasses against Jehovah your God?

וְ֠עַתָּה (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And now hear me, and send back the captives again, whom ye have taken captive of your brethren; for the fierce wrath of Jehovah is upon you.

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Hezekiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,

וִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א (וַ) va. “and”

and said to them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither; because, for our guilt before Jehovah, ye think to increase our sins and our trespasses: for our trespass is great, and fierce wrath is upon Israel.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲר֥וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

Then the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.

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

And the men that have been expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them on asses, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm-trees, to their brethren. And they returned to Samaria.

וְכָֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And again the Edomites came and smote Judah, and carried away captives.

וְע֥וֹד (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Philistines invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the south of Judah, and took Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Socho and its dependent villages, and Timnah and its dependent villages, and Guimzo and its dependent villages; and they dwelt there.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וְהַנֶּגֶב֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For Jehovah humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah lawless, and transgressed much against Jehovah.

וּמָע֥וֹל (וּ) u. “and”

And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and troubled him, and did not support him.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

For Ahaz stripped the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave to the king of Assyria; but he was of no help to him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And in the time of his trouble he transgressed yet more against Jehovah, this king Ahaz.

וּבְעֵת֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which had smitten him; and he said, Since the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

וְיַעְזְר֑וּנִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah the God of his fathers.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וָעִ֤יר (וָ) va. “and”

And the rest of his acts, and all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

וְיֶ֤תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Hezekiah began to reign being twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah.

וְחָמֵשׁ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ (וָ) va. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them into the open place eastward;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he said to them, Hear me, ye Levites: hallow yourselves now, and hallow the house of Jehovah the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the sanctuary.

וְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצִ֥יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered up burnt-offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.

וּקְטֹ֖רֶת (וּ) u. “and”וְעֹלָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore the wrath of Jehovah has been upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to vexation, to desolation, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

וִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (וִ) vi. “and”וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

וְהִנֵּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנֵ֨ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

וְיָשֹׁ֥ב (וְ) ve. “and”

My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to do service unto him, and to be his ministers and incense-burners.

וְלִהְי֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Then the Levites rose up, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalleleel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

וְיוֹאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְעֵ֖דֶן (וְ) ve. “and”

and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וִיעִיאֵ֑ל (וִ) vi. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”