H9001–/וַ–v

And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, `Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,

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

sojourn in this land, and I am with thee, and bless thee, for to thee and to thy seed I give all these lands, and I have established the oath which I have sworn to Abraham thy father;

וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙ (וַ) va. “and”

and I have multiplied thy seed as stars of the heavens, and I have given to thy seed all these lands; and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth;

וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'

וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Isaac dwelleth in Gerar;

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, `She `is' my sister:' for he hath been afraid to say, `My wife -- lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she `is' of good appearance.'

וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, when the days have been prolonged to him there, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looketh through the window, and seeth, and lo, Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”

And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, `Lo, she `is' surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She `is' my sister?' and Isaac saith unto him, `Because I said, Lest I die for her.'

וַיִּקְרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abimelech saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to us? as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us guilt;'

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

and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, `He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.'

וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”

And Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him;

וַיִּזְרַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָ֛א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the man is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great,

וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְקַנְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.

וַיְמַלְא֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, `Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥חַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.

וַיָּ֨שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיְסַתְּמ֣וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water,

וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, `The water `is' ours;' and he calleth the name of the well `Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name `Hatred.'

וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, `For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'

וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּפָרִ֥ינוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And he goeth up from thence `to' Beer-Sheba,

וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”

and Jehovah appeareth unto him during that night, and saith, `I `am' the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I `am' with thee, and have blessed thee, and have multiplied thy seed, because of Abraham My servant;'

וַיֵּרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

and he buildeth there an altar, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah, and stretcheth out there his tent, and there Isaac's servants dig a well.

וַיִּ֧בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּט־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

and Isaac saith unto them, `Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send me away from you?'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִי (וַ) va. “and”