H9001–/וַ–v

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

'Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them: When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקְח֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתְנ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the horn, and warn the people;

וְרָאָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְתָקַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִזְהִ֥יר (וְ) ve. “and”

then whosoever heareth the sound of the horn, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head;

וְשָׁמַ֨ע (וְ) ve. “and”וַתָּ֥בוֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the horn, and the people be not warned, and the sword do come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

וַתָּב֣וֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּ֥ח (וַ) va. “and”

So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore, when thou shalt hear the word at My mouth, warn them from Me.

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Say unto them: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

וְחָיָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, for it shall he die.

וְעָ֣שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”

Again, when I say unto the wicked: Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

וְשָׁב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet the children of thy people say: The way of the Lord is not equal; but as for them, their way is not equal.

וְאָמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

וְעָ֣שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”

And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet ye say: The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.'

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying: 'The city is smitten.'

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

Now the hand of the LORD had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and He had opened my mouth against his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּ֣תַח (וַ) va “and”

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

'Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying: Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

וַיִּירַ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”

And I will make the land most desolate, and the pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through.

וְנָתַתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁבַּ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land most desolate, because of all their abominations which they have committed.

וְיָדְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people that talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying: Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD

וְדִבֶּר־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and come unto thee as the people cometh, and sit before thee as My people, and hear thy words, but do them not--for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness;

וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and, lo, thou art unto them as a love song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; so they hear thy words, but they do them not--

וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

when this cometh to pass--behold, it cometh--then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.'

וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

'Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that have fed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep?

וְאָמַרְתָּ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”