H9001–/וַ–v

And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [ergänzt: a child] be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

וַיִּפֹּ֧ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצְחָ֑ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall indeed bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְקָרָ֥אתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”

And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתִּ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

And he left off talking with him; and God went up from Abraham.

וַיְכַ֖ל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money -- every male among the people of Abraham's house -- and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that same day, as God had said to him.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֜מָל (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day.

וַיֵּרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [ergänzt: them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,

וַיִּשָּׂ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֔רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va “and”

and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And I will fetch a morsel of bread; and refresh yourselves; after that ye shall pass on; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Knead quickly three seahs of wheaten flour, and make cakes.

וַיְמַהֵ֧ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave [ergänzt: it] to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”וַיְמַהֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And he took thick and sweet milk, and the calf that he had dressed, and set [ergänzt: it] before them; and he stood before them under the tree, and they ate.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֖ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

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

And he said, I will certainly return to thee at [ergänzt: this] time of the year, and behold, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah was listening at the tent-door, which was behind him.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?

וַתִּצְחַ֥ק (וַ) va. “and”

And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why is this, that Sarah laughs, saying, Shall I indeed bear, when I am become old?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.

וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”

And the men rose up thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to conduct them.

וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ (וַ) va “and”

Since Abraham shall indeed become a great and mighty nation; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.

וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him.

וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grievous,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.

וַיִּפְנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also cause the righteous to perish with the wicked?

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

Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked -- far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?

וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”