H9001–/וַ–v

So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֡ח (וַ) va “and”

So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.

וַיִּפְגַּ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤לֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּח֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (וַ) va “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.

וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם (וַֽ) va “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.

וַיֹּאמַר֒ (וַ) va “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.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָרַצְתָּ֛ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “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.

וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ (וַ) va. “and”

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

וַיִּיקַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “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.

וַיִּירָא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”

And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּצֹ֥ק (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיִּקְרָ֛א (וַ) va “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,

וַיִּדַּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וּשְׁמָרַ֙נִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְנָֽתַן־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,

וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.

וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “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.

וַיַּ֞רְא (וַ) va “and”

And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.

וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגָלֲל֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁק֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ (וַ) va “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.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “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.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮ (וַ) va “and”וְגָֽלֲלוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִשְׁקִ֖ינוּ (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.

וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤גֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ (וַ) va “and”

And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃ (וַ) va “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.

וַיַּגֵּ֨ד (וַ) va “and”וַתָּ֖רָץ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּגֵּ֥ד (וַ) va. “and”

And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַבֶּק־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְנַשֶּׁק־ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”