H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: 'Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֻּגַּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

וַתֵּ֤לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

וַיִּהְיוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Sarah died in Kiriatharba--the same is Hebron--in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

וַתָּ֣מָת (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying:

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:

וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

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

And he spoke with them, saying: 'If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying:

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: 'But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.'

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him:

וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל (וַ) va “and”

So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure

וַיָּ֣קָם׀ (וַ) va “and”

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.'

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the servant said unto him: 'Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs bring thy son back unto the land from whence thou camest?'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Abraham said unto him: 'Beware thou that thou bring not my son back thither.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke unto me, and who swore unto me, saying: Unto thy seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife f

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son back thither.'

וְנִקִּ֕יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽע (וַ) va “and”

And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master's in his hand; and he arose, and went to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

וַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray Thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.

וַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀ (וַ) va “and”