H9001–/וַ–v

And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנָשָׂ֥אתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes.

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

Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy [ergänzt: it].

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

וַיֹּ֨סֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry that I speak! Perhaps there may be thirty found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [ergänzt: it] for the twenty's sake.

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

And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, that I speak yet but this time! Perhaps there may be ten found there. And he said, I will not destroy [ergänzt: it] for the ten's sake.

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah went away when he had ended speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And the two angels came to Sodom at even. And Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed down, the face toward the ground,

וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיַּרְא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ (וַ) va “and”

and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and lodge, and wash your feet; and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will pass the night in the open place.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house. And he made them a repast, and baked unleavened cakes; and they ate.

וַיִּפְצַר־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men that have come in to thee to-night? bring them out to us that we may know them.

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Lot went out to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,

וַיֵּצֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”

and said, I pray you, my brethren, do not wickedly!

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

And they said, Back there! And they said [ergänzt: again], This one came to sojourn, and he must be a judge? Now we will deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed hard on the man -- on Lot; and drew near to break the door.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the men stretched out their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֧יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they smote the men that were at the entrance of the house with blindness, from the smallest to the greatest; and they wearied themselves to find the entrance.

וַיִּלְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men said to Lot, Whom hast thou here besides? a son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast in the city -- bring [ergänzt: them] out of the place.

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

For we are going to destroy this place, because the cry of them is great before Jehovah, and Jehovah has sent us to destroy it.

וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥נוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Up, go out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he was as if he jested, in the sight of his sons-in-law.

וַיֵּצֵ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And as the dawn arose, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up, take thy wife and thy two daughters who are present, lest thou perish in the iniquity of the city.

וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ (וַ) va “and”

And as he lingered, the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful to him; and they led him out, and set him without the city.

וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass when they had brought them outside, that he said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou perish.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Lot said to them, Not [ergänzt: so], I pray thee, Lord;

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

behold now, thy servant has found favour in thine eyes, and thou hast magnified thy goodness, which thou hast shewn to me in preserving my soul alive; but I cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity lay hold on me, that I die.

וַתַּגְדֵּ֣ל (וַ) va. “and”וָמַֽתִּי׃ (וָ) va. “and”