H9001–/וַ–v

And the LORD said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנָשָׂ֥אתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

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

Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.'

וַיֹּ֨סֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.'

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.'

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

And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיַּרְא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (וַ) va “and”

and he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way.' And they said: 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.'

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

וַיִּפְצַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And they called unto Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.'

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.

וַיֵּצֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.' And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֧יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

וַיִּלְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men said unto Lot: 'Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city; bring them out of the place;

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.'

וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said: 'Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy the city.' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested.

וַיֵּצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying: 'Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here; lest thou be swept away in the iniquity of the city.'

וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ (וַ) va “and”

But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: 'Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.'

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.

וַתַּגְדֵּ֣ל (וַ) va. “and”וָמַֽתִּי׃ (וָ) va. “and”