H9001–/וַ–v

Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:

וַיַּ֕רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְאֶ֕ה (וַ) va “and”

But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה (וַ) va “and”

But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

וְשָׁמַר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

וְחָיָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death w

וְעָ֣שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”וָחָ֑י (וָ) va. “and”

But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.

וְעָ֥שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”

Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.

וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֔שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

But still the children of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O children of Israel, are my ways not equal? are not your ways unequal?

וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

What was your mother? Like a she-lion among lions, stretched out among the young lions she gave food to her little ones.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (וְ) ve. “and”

And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.

וַתַּ֛עַל (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּלְמַ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And the nations had news of him; he was taken in the hole they had made: and, pulling him with hooks, they took him into the land of Egypt.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

Now when she saw that her hope was made foolish and gone, she took another of her little ones and made him into a young lion.

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּ֛ח (וַ) va. “and”

And he went up and down among the lions and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְמַ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And he sent destruction on their widows and made waste their towns; and the land and everything in it became waste because of the loud sound of his voice.

וַיֵּ֙דַע֙ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֤שַׁם (וַ) va. “and”

Then the nations came against him from the kingdoms round about: their net was stretched over him and he was taken in the hole they had made.

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

They made him a prisoner with hooks, and took him to the king of Babylon; they put him in the strong place so that his voice might be sounding no longer on the mountains of Israel.

וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְבִאֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And she had a strong rod for a rod of authority for the rulers, and it became tall among the clouds and it was seen lifted up among the number of its branches.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּגְבַּ֥הּ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֵּרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

But she was uprooted in burning wrath, and made low on the earth; the east wind came, drying her up, and her branches were broken off; her strong rod became dry, the fire made a meal of it.

וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And fire has gone out from her rod, causing the destruction of her branches, so that there is no strong rod in her to be the ruler's rod of authority. This is a song of grief, and it was for a song of grief.

וַתֵּצֵ֨א (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

Now it came about in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the responsible men of Israel came to get directions from the Lord and were seated before me.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Son of man, say to the responsible men of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: Have you come to get directions from me? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no directions from me.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

And say to them, This is what the Lord has said: In the day when I took Israel for myself, when I made an oath to the seed of the family of Jacob, and I gave them knowledge of myself in the land of Egypt, saying to them with an oath, I am the Lord your G

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וָאֶשָּׂ֣א (וָ) va. “and”וָאִוָּדַ֥ע (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶשָּׂ֨א (וָ) va. “and”