H9001–/וַ–v

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them. And they went down on their faces.

וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Moses said to Aaron, Take your vessel and put in it fire from the altar, and sweet spices, and take it quickly into the meeting of the people, and make them free from sin: for wrath has gone out from the Lord, and the disease is starting.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And at the words of Moses, Aaron took his vessel, and went running among the people; and even then the disease had made a start among them; and he put spices in his vessel to take away the sin of the people.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֙רָץ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְכַפֵּ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And he took his place between the dead and the living: and the disease was stopped.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּעָצַ֖ר (וַ) va. “and”

Now fourteen thousand, seven hundred deaths were caused by that disease, in addition to those who came to their end because of what Korah had done.

וַיִּהְי֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Aaron went back to Moses to the door of the Tent of meeting: and the disease came to a stop.

וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.

וְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Moses put the rods before the Lord in the Tent of witness.

וַיַּנַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤צֵֽא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣צֵֽץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגְמֹ֖ל (וַ) va “and”

Then Moses took out all the rods from before the Lord, and gave them back to the children of Israel: and they saw them, and every man took his rod.

וַיֹּצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

This Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's family are to be responsible for all wrongdoing in relation to the holy place: and you and your sons are to be responsible for the errors which come about in your work as priests.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near the vessels of the holy place or the altar, so that death may not overtake them or you.

וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

They are to be joined with you in the care of the Tent of meeting, doing whatever is needed for the Tent: and no one of any other family may come near you.

וְנִלְו֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָֽׁמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

You are to be responsible for the holy place and the altar, so that wrath may never again come on the children of Israel.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”

And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it, and everything inside the veil; you are to do the work of priests; I have given you your position as priests; and any other man who comes near will be put

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֑ם (וַ) va. “and”

And the Lord said to Aaron, See, I have given into your care my lifted offerings; even all the holy things of the children of Israel I have given to you and to your sons as your right for ever, because you have been marked with the holy oil.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Aaron, You will have no heritage in their land, or any part among them; I am your part and your heritage among the children of Israel.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But the Levites are to do the work of the Tent of meeting, and be responsible for errors in connection with it: this is a law for ever through all your generations; and among the children of Israel they will have no heritage.

וְעָבַ֨ד (וְ) ve. “and”