H9001–/וַ–v

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them by Pharaoh, and ate their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

וְאָֽכְל֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Joseph said to 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 in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part to 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 grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

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

And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.

וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions in it and grew, 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 whole age of Jacob was a hundred and forty seven years.

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

And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found grace 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 I will lie with my fathers, and 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 to me: and he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself 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 told 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 to 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 to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

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

And said to me, Behold I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; 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 Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of 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 to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to 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 to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

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

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

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

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

And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand towards Israel's right hand, and brought them near to 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 by design; for Manasseh was the first-born.

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

And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long to this day,

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

And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he lifted his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

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

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

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”