H9001–/וַ–v

But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And then his brother came out, with the red thread round his hand, and he was named Zerah.

וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house, got him for a price from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֖י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”

And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”

And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had.

וַיִּמְצָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיְשָׁ֣רֶת (וַ) va “and”וַיַּפְקִדֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.

וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

And after a time, his master's wife, looking on Joseph with desire, said to him, Be my lover.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׂ֧א (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

וַיְמָאֵ֓ן׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?

וְחָטָ֖אתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And day after day she went on requesting Joseph to come to her and be her lover, but he would not give ear to her.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”

Now one day he went into the house to do his work; and not one of the men of the house was inside.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And pulling at his coat, she said, Come to my bed; but slipping out of his coat, he went running away.

וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂ֧הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖נָס (וַ) va “and”

She sent for the men of her house and said to them, See, he has let a Hebrew come here and make sport of us; he came to my bed, and I gave a loud cry;

וַתִּקְרָ֞א (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וָאֶקְרָ֖א (וָ) va. “and”

And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וָאֶקְרָ֑א (וָ) va. “and”וַיַּעֲזֹ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖נָס (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And she kept his coat by her, till his master came back.

וַתַּנַּ֥ח (וַ) va. “and”

Then she gave him the same story, saying, The Hebrew servant whom you have taken into our house came in to make sport of me;

וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”

And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וָאֶקְרָ֑א (וָ) va. “and”וַיַּעֲזֹ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥נָס (וַ) va “and”

And hearing his wife's account of what his servant had done, he became very angry.

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

And Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, in the place where the king's prisoners were kept in chains, and he was there in the prison-house.

וַיִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there.

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן (וַ) va “and”

Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine, and the chief bread-maker in Pharaoh's house, did something against Pharaoh's orders;

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”