H9001–/וַ–v

And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְיָצְא֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכּ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now while they were doing so, and I was untouched, I went down on my face, and crying out, I said, Ah, Lord! will you give all the rest of Israel to destruction in letting loose your wrath on Jerusalem?

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וָאֶפְּלָ֨ה (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶזְעַ֗ק (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֹמַר֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”

Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the Lord does not see.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א (וַ) va. “and”

Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה (וָ) va. “and”

And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And the glory of the Lord went up from the winged ones and came to rest over the doorstep of the house; and the house was full of the cloud and the open square was full of the shining of the Lord's glory.

וַיָּ֤רָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמָּלֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And when he gave orders to the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the winged ones, then he went in and took his place at the side of a wheel.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֔ד (וַֽ) va “and”

And stretching out his hand to the fire which was between the winged ones, he took some of it and went out.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֔ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵֽא׃ (וַ) va “and”

And I saw the form of a man's hands among the winged ones under their wings.

וַיֵּרָ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And looking, I saw four wheels by the side of the winged ones, one wheel by the side of a winged one and another wheel by the side of another: and the wheels were like the colour of a beryl stone to the eye.

וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה (וָ) va. “and”

And the winged ones went up on high: this is the living being which I saw by the river Chebar.

וַיֵּרֹ֖מּוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the glory of the Lord went out from the doorstep of the house, and came to rest over the winged ones.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד (וַֽ) va “and”

And the winged ones, lifting up their wings, went up from the earth before my eyes, with the wheels by their side: and they came to rest at the east doorway of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them on high.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד (וַֽ) va “and”

This is the living being which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and it was clear to me that they were the winged ones.

וָאֵדַ֕ע (וָ) va. “and”

And the wind, lifting me up, took me to the east doorway of the Lord's house, looking to the east: and at the door I saw twenty-five men; and among them I saw Jaazaniah, the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, rulers of the people.

וַתִּשָּׂ֨א (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֵ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וָאֶרְאֶ֨ה (וָ) va. “and”

Then he said to me, Son of man, these are the men who are designing evil, who are teaching evil ways in this town:

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the spirit of the Lord came on me, and he said to me, Say, These are the words of the Lord: This is what you have said, O children of Israel; what comes into your mind is clear to me.

וַתִּפֹּ֣ל (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

You have made great the number of your dead in this town, you have made its streets full of dead men.

וּמִלֵּאתֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

I will make you come out from inside the town and will give you up into the hands of men from other lands, and will be judge among you.

וְהוֹצֵאתִ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשִׂ֛יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

You will come to your death by the sword; and I will be your judge in the land of Israel; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם (וִֽ) vi. “and”

And you will be certain that I am the Lord: for you have not been guided by my rules or given effect to my orders, but you have been living by the orders of the nations round about you.

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”

Now while I was saying these things, death came to Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah. Then falling down on my face and crying out with a loud voice, I said, Ah, Lord! will you put an end to all the rest of Israel?

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וָאֶפֹּ֨ל (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶזְעַ֣ק (וָ) va. “and”וָאֹמַר֙ (וָ) va. “and”

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

For this reason say, This is what the Lord has said: Though I have had them moved far off among the nations, and though I have sent them wandering among the countries, still I have been a safe place for them for a little time in the countries where they

וָאֱהִ֤י (וָ) va. “and”

Then say, This is what the Lord has said: I will get you together from the peoples, and make you come out of the countries where you have been sent in flight, and I will give you the land of Israel.

וְקִבַּצְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”