H9001–/וַ–v

And Laban said, See these stones and this pillar which I have put between you and me;

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob made an offering on the mountain, and gave orders to his people to take food: so they had a meal and took their rest that night on the mountain.

וַיִּזְבַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אכְלוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God.

וַיִּפְגְּעוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֛א (וַ) va “and”

Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And he gave them orders to say these words to Esau: Your servant Jacob says, Till now I have been living with Laban:

וַיְצַ֤ו (וַ) va “and”וָאֵחַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”

And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”

When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;

וַיִּירָ֧א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣צֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֜חַץ (וַ) va “and”

And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִכָּ֑הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (וַ) va “and”

Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.

וְהִכַּ֔נִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,

וַיָּ֥לֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”

These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַ֤יֹּאמֶר (וַ֤) Va “and”

And he gave orders to the first, saying, When my brother Esau comes to you and says, Whose servant are you, and where are you going, and whose are these herds?

וַיְצַ֥ו (וַ) va “and”וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ֙ (וִ) vi “and”

Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;

וַיְצַ֞ו (וַ) va “and”

And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

So the servants with the offerings went on in front, and he himself took his rest that night in the tents with his people.

וַתַּעֲבֹ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok.

וַיָּ֣קָם׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר (וַֽ) va “and”

He took them and sent them over the stream with all he had.

וַיִּקָּחֵ֔ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵ֖ם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֖ר (וַֽ) va “and”

Then Jacob was by himself; and a man was fighting with him till dawn.

וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּאָבֵ֥ק (וַ) va “and”