H9001–/וַ–v

Only the land of the priests bought he not, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their land.

וְאָֽכְל֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Joseph said unto the people: 'Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh. Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.'

וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

And they said: 'Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find favour in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.'

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh's.

וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.

וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּאָחֲז֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְבּ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.

וַיְחִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”

And the time drew near that Israel must die; and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.

וַיִּקְרְב֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

But when I sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place.' And he said: 'I will do as thou hast said.'

וְשָֽׁכַבְתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְשָׂאתַ֙נִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּקְבַרְתַּ֖נִי (וּ) u. “and”וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed's head.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.' And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”

And one told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob said unto Joseph: 'God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

and said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died unto me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath; and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath--the same is Beth-lehem.'

וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ (וָ) va. “and”

And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who are these?'

וַיַּ֥רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joseph said unto his father: 'They are my sons, whom God hath given me here.' And he said: 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (וַ) va “and”

Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק (וַ) va “and”

And Israel said unto Joseph: 'I had not thought to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.

וַיּוֹצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׁת (וַ) va “and”

And he blessed Joseph, and said: 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath been my shepherd all my life long unto this day,

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

And when Joseph saw that his father was laying his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣רַע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Joseph said unto his father: 'Not so, my father, for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.'

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”