H9001–/וַ–v

I will pass through all thy flock to-day, to remove thence all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and [supplied: that] shall be my hire.

וְהָיָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And my righteousness shall answer for me hereafter, when thou comest about my hire, before thy face: all that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, let that be stolen with me.

וְעָֽנְתָה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Laban said, Well, let it be according to thy word.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the brown among the lambs, and gave [supplied: them] into the hand of his sons.

וַיָּ֣סַר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֖ן (וַ) va “and”

And he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob. And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flock.

וַיָּ֗שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob took fresh rods of white poplar, almond-tree, and maple; and peeled off white stripes in them, uncovering the white which was on the rods.

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְפַצֵּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”

And he set the rods which he had peeled before the flock, in the troughs at the watering-places where the flock came to drink, and they were ardent when they came to drink.

וַיַּצֵּ֗ג (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּחַ֖מְנָה (וַ) va “and”

And the flock was ardent before the rods; and the flock brought forth ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

וַיֶּחֱמ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּלַ֣דְןָ (וַ) va. “and”

And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flock toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he made himself separate flocks, and did not put them with Laban's flock.

וַ֠יִּתֵּן (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּֽשֶׁת־ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass whensoever the strong cattle were ardent, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might become ardent among the rods;

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂ֨ם (וְ) ve. “and”

but when the sheep were feeble, he put [supplied: them] not in; so the feeble were Laban's, and the strong Jacob's.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the man increased very, very much, and had much cattle, and bondwomen, and bondmen, and camels, and asses.

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

And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and of what was our father's he has acquired all this glory.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously.

וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return into the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the fields to his flock,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֖א (וַ) va “and”

and said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as previously; but the God of my father has been with me.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And your father has mocked me, and has changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף (וְ) ve. “and”

If he said thus; The speckled shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore speckled; and if he said thus: The ringstraked shall be thy hire, then all the flocks bore ringstraked.

וְיָלְד֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָלְד֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And God has taken away the cattle of your father, and given [supplied: them] to me.

וַיַּצֵּ֧ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at the time of the ardour of the flocks, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams that leaped upon the flocks were ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וָאֶשָּׂ֥א (וָ) va. “and”וָאֵ֖רֶא (וָ) va. “and”

And the Angel of God said to me in a dream, Jacob! And I said, Here am I.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”

And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see: all the rams that leap upon the flock are ringstraked, speckled, and spotted; for I have seen all that Laban does to thee.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

וַתַּ֤עַן (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

Are we not reckoned of him strangers? for he has sold us, and has even constantly devoured our money.

וַיֹּ֥אכַל (וַ) va “and”