H9001–/וַ–v

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

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

Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

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

He came to a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. He took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

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

He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֗ם (וַֽ) va “and”

Behold, Yahweh stood above it, and said, "I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you lie, to you will I give it, and to your seed.

וַיֹּאמַר֒ (וַ) va “and”

Your seed will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.

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

Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you."

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

Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn't know it."

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

He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."

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

Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.

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

He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א (וַ) va “and”

Jacob vowed a vow, saying, "If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, 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, and Yahweh will be my God,

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

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

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

He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was great.

וַיַּ֞רְא (וַ) va “and”

There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.

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

Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

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

He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."

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

He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."

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

He said, "Behold, it is still the middle of the day, not time to gather the cattle together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

They said, "We can't, until all the flocks are gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well's mouth. Then we water the sheep."

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

It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

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

Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

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

Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran and told her father.

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

It happened, when Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister's son, that he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

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