H9001–/וַ–v

And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, `To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?'

וַיִּפֹּ֧ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצְחָ֑ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham saith unto God, `O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and God saith, `Sarah thy wife is certainly bearing a son to thee, and thou hast called his name Isaac, and I have established My covenant with him, for a covenant age-during, to his seed after him.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְקָרָ֥אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”

As to Ishmael, I have heard thee; lo, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes doth he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;

וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתִּ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

and He finisheth speaking with him, and God goeth up from Abraham.

וַיְכַ֖ל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham taketh Ishmael his son, and all those born in his house, and all those bought with his money -- every male among the men of Abraham's house -- and circumciseth the flesh of their foreskin, in this self-same day, as God hath spoken with him.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֜מָל (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;

וַיֵּרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֔רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he saith, `My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

and I bring a piece of bread, and support ye your heart; afterwards pass on, for therefore have ye passed over unto your servant;' and they say, `So mayest thou do as thou has spoken.'

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, `Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;'

וַיְמַהֵ֧ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and Abraham ran unto the herd, and taketh a son of the herd, tender and good, and giveth unto the young man, and he hasteth to prepare it;

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”וַיְמַהֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

and he taketh butter and milk, and the son of the herd which he hath prepared, and setteth before them; and he is standing by them under the tree, and they do eat.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֖ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And they say unto him, `Where `is' Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, `Lo -- in the tent;'

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and he saith, `returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.'

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and Abraham and Sarah `are' aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

וַתִּצְחַ֥ק (וַ) va. “and”

and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also `is' old!'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Sarah denieth, saying, `I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, `Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And the men rise from thence, and look on the face of Sodom, and Abraham is going with them to send them away;

וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ (וַ) va “and”

and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?

וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith, `The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah -- because great; and their sin -- because exceeding grievous:

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.

וַיִּפְנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, `Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked?

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”