H9002–/וְ–v

And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

וְיִֽתֶּן־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”

So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

וְעֵשָֽׂו׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹרְדִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וֵאלֹהֵ֖י (וֵ) ve. “and”וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

וָקֵ֖דְמָה (וָ) va. “and”וְצָפֹ֣נָה (וְ) ve. “and”וָנֶ֑גְבָּה (וָ) va. “and”וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.

וְאָנֹכִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.

וְזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.

וְאוּלָ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,

וּבֶ֥גֶד (וּ) u. “and”

And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.

וְהָאֶ֣בֶן (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.

וְהִנֵּ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֶ֥בֶן (וְ) ve. “and”

And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.

וְהִנֵּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.

וּלְכ֥וּ (וּ) u. “and”

While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.

וְרָחֵ֣ל׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.

וְכִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.

וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

וּלְלָבָ֖ן (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.

וְעֵינֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָחֵל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיפַ֥ת (וִ) vi. “and”

Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

וְאָב֖וֹאָה (וְ) ve. “so”

And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָ֖מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

וְרָחֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”