H9001–/וַ–v

And -- lo, he hath begotten a son, And he seeth all the sins of his father, That he hath done, and he feareth, And doth not do like them,

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

And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And -- the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

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

And the wicked -- when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.

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

Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way -- And he hath lived?

וְחָיָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth -- thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.

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

And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way -- is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

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

And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,

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

And the house of Israel have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord, My ways -- are they not pondered? O house of Israel -- are not your ways unpondered?

וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and thou hast said: What `is' thy mother? -- a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (וְ) ve. “and”

And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

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

And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.

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

And she seeth, that stayed -- perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.

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

And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

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

And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.

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

And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught.

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

And they put it in prison -- in chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel.

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

And it hath strong rods for sceptres of rulers, And high is its stature above thick branches, And it appeareth in its height In the multitude of its thin shoots.

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

And it is plucked up in fury, To the earth it hath been cast, And the east wind hath dried up its fruit, Broken and withered hath been the rod of its strength, Fire hath consumed it.

וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁ (וַ) va. “and”

And go forth doth fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it hath devoured, And it hath no rod of strength -- a sceptre to rule, Lamentation it `is' -- and it is for a lamentation!'

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

And it cometh to pass, in the seventh year, in the fifth `month', in the tenth of the month, come in have certain of the elders of Israel to seek Jehovah, and they sit before me;

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

and there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

`Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To seek Me are ye coming in? I live -- I am not sought by you -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of My fixing on Israel, I lift up My hand, To the seed of the house of Jacob, And am known to them in the land of Egypt, And I lift up My hand to them, Saying, I `am' Jehovah your God.

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