H9001–/וַ–v

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

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

Yet say ye: Why doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father with him? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all My statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

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

But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all My statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

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

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD; and not rather that he should return from his ways, and live?

וְחָיָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered; for his trespass

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

Yet ye say: The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is not equal? is it not your ways that are unequal?

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall die therefor; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

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

Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

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

Yet saith the house of Israel: The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, is it My ways that are not equal? is it not your ways that are unequal?

וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and say: How was thy mother a lioness; among lions she couched, in the midst of the young lions she reared her whelps!

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she brought up one of her whelps, he became a young lion; and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men.

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

Then the nations assembled against him, he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.

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

Now when she saw that she was disappointed, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

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

And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion; and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men.

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

And he knew their castles, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.

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

Then the nations cried out against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him, he was taken in their pit.

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

And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; that they might bring him into strongholds, so that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

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

And she had strong rods to be sceptres for them that bore rule; and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she was seen in her height with the multitude of her tendrils.

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

But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit; her strong rods were broken off and withered, the fire consumed her.

וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And fire is gone out of the rod of her branches, it hath devoured her fruit, so that there is in her no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule.' This is a lamentation, and it was for a lamentation.

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

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

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

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

'Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Are ye come to inquire of Me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up My hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up My hand unto them, saying: I am the LORD your Go

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