H9001–/וַ–v

And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, and gave her to Abram for his wife.

וַתִּקַּ֞ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va. “and”

And he went in to Hagar and she became with child, and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for her master's wife.

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַתַּ֑הַר (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּקַ֥ל (וַ) va. “and”

And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וָאֵקַ֖ל (וָ) va. “and”

And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּבְרַ֖ח (וַ) va. “and”

And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am running away from Sarai, my master's wife.

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְקָרָ֤את (וְ) ve. “and”

And to the Lord who was talking with her she gave this name, You are a God who is seen; for she said, Have I not even here in the waste land had a vision of God and am still living?

וַתִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va. “and”

And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael.

וַתֵּ֧לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּקְרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,

וַיִּפֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

וְהָיִ֕יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”

And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”

And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.

וְנָתַתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֥יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you.

וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕ם (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

He who comes to birth in your house and he who is made yours for a price, all are to undergo circumcision; so that my agreement may be marked in your flesh, an agreement for all time.

וְהָיְתָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And any male who does not undergo circumcision will be cut off from his people: my agreement has been broken by him.

וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”