H9001–/וַ–v

and he saith to him, `Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;' and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And a man findeth him, and lo, he is wandering in the field, and the man asketh him, saying, `What seekest thou?'

וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֧הוּ (וַ) va “and”

and he saith, `My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the man saith, `They have journeyed from this, for I have heard some saying, Let us go to Dothan,' and Joseph goeth after his brethren, and findeth them in Dothan.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצָאֵ֖ם (וַ) va “and”

And they see him from afar, even before he draweth near unto them, and they conspire against him to put him to death.

וַיִּרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they say one unto another, `Lo, this man of the dreams cometh;

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

and now, come, and we slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and have said, An evil beast hath devoured him; and we see what his dreams are.'

וְאָמַ֕רְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Reuben heareth, and delivereth him out of their hand, and saith, `Let us not smite the life;'

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which `is' in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' -- in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, when Joseph hath come unto his brethren, that they strip Joseph of his coat, the long coat which `is' upon him,

וַֽיְהִ֕י (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּ (וַ) va “and”

and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit `is' empty, there is no water in it.

וַיִּ֨קָּחֻ֔הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take `them' down to Egypt.

וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Judah saith unto his brethren, `What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he `is' our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.

וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”

and he returneth unto his brethren, and saith, `The lad is not, and I -- whither am I going?'

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

And they take the coat of Joseph, and slaughter a kid of the goats, and dip the coat in the blood,

וַיִּקְח֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּטְבְּל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and send the long coat, and they bring `it' in unto their father, and say, `This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it `is' thy son's coat or not?'

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֞וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he discerneth it, and saith, `My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'

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

And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,

וַיִּקְרַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”

and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, `For -- I go down mourning unto my son, to Sheol,' and his father weepeth for him.

וַיָּקֻמוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמָאֵן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name `is' Hirah;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥רֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֛ט (וַ) va “and”

and Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name `is' Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

וַיַּרְא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Er;

וַתַּ֖הַר (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֣לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”