H9001–/וַ–v

And the king of Sodom with the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar), went out, and put their forces in position in the valley of Siddim,

וַיֵּצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now the valley of Siddim was full of holes of sticky earth; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were put to flight and came to their end there, but the rest got away to the mountain.

וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְּלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And the four kings took all the goods and food from Sodom and Gomorrah and went on their way.

וַ֠יִּקְחוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And in addition they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, and all his goods.

וַיִּקְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”

And one who had got away from the fight came and gave word of it to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the holy tree of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.

וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

And Abram, hearing that his brother's son had been made a prisoner, took a band of his trained men, three hundred and eighteen of them, sons of his house, and went after them as far as Dan.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨רֶק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף (וַ) va “and”

And separating his forces by night, he overcame them, putting them to flight and going after them as far as Hobah, which is on the north side of Damascus.

וַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּ֑ם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he got back all the goods, and Lot, his brother's son, with his goods and the women and the people.

וַיָּ֕שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.

וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.

וַיּוֹצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

All these he took, cutting them in two and putting one half opposite the other, but not cutting the birds in two.

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבַתֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”

And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.

וַיֵּ֥רֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב (וַ) va “and”

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַעֲבָד֖וּם (וַ) va. “and”וְעִנּ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then when the sun went down and it was dark, he saw a smoking fire and a flaming light which went between the parts of the bodies.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”