H9001–/וַ–v

But bring your youngest brother to me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the young man; and ye would not hear? therefore behold also his blood is required.

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”

And he turned himself away from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

וַיִּסֹּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he to them.

וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”וַיְמַלְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And they loaded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money: for behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to his brethren, My money is restored; and see it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done to us?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they came to Jacob their father to the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell them, saying,

וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

The man who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And we said to him, We are true men; we are no spies:

וַנֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the man, the lord of the country, said to us, By this shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and depart:

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְא֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּירָֽאוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob their father said to them, Me have ye bereaved: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief shall befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּקְרָאָ֤הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when they had consumed the corn which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.

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

And Judah spoke to him, saying, The man did solemnly protest to us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Israel said, Why dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they said, The man asked us strictly concerning our state, and our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

וַיֹּאמְר֡וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנַ֨גֶּד־ (וַ) va. “and”

And Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

וְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָטָ֥אתִֽי (וְ) ve. “and”

And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin: If I be bereaved, I am bereaved.

וְשִׁלַּ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and arose, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּרְד֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ (וַ) va “and”