H9001–/וַ–v

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

`Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land -- when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.

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

And he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people,

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

And the hearer hath heard the voice of the trumpet, and he hath not taken warning, And come in doth the sword, and taketh him away, His blood is on his head.

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

And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them -- a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require.

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

And thou, son of man, A watchman I gave thee to the house of Israel, And thou hast heard from My mouth a word, And thou hast warned them from Me.

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

Say unto them, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I delight not in the death of the wicked, But -- in the turning of the wicked from his way, And he hath lived, Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways, Yea, why do ye die, O house of Israel?

וְחָיָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

In My saying of the righteous: He surely liveth, And -- he hath trusted on his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, All his righteous acts are not remembered, And for his perversity that he hath done, For it he doth die.

וְעָ֣שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”

And in My saying to the wicked: Thou surely diest, And -- he hath turned back from his sin, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

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

And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them -- their way is not pondered.

וְאָמְרוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity -- he dieth for it.

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

And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.

וְעָשָׂ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And ye have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, Each according to his ways do I judge you, O house of Israel.'

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”

And it cometh to pass, in the twelfth year -- in the tenth `month', in the fifth of the month -- of our removal, come in unto me doth one who is escaped from Jerusalem, saying, `The city hath been smitten.'

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

And the hand of Jehovah hath been unto me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He openeth my mouth till the coming in unto me in the morning, and opened is my mouth, and I have not been silent again.

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

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

`Son of man, the inhabitants of these wastes on the ground of Israel are speaking, saying: Alone hath been Abraham -- and he possesseth the land, and we `are' many -- to us hath the land been given for a possession.

וַיִּירַ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”

And I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, And ceased hath the excellency of its strength, And desolated have been mountains of Israel, Without any one passing through.

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

And they have known that I `am' Jehovah, In My making the land a desolation and an astonishment, For all their abominations that they have done.

וְיָדְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou, son of man, the sons of thy people who are speaking about thee, By the walls, and in openings of the houses, Have spoken one with another, each with his brother, Saying: Come in, I pray you, And hear what `is' the word that cometh out from Jehovah.

וְדִבֶּר־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.

וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And lo, thou `art' to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.

וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in its coming in -- lo, it hath come, And they have known that a prophet hath been in their midst!'

וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

`Son of man, prophesy concerning shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them: To the shepherds, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo `to' the shepherds of Israel, Who have been feeding themselves! The flock do not the shepherds feed?

וְאָמַרְתָּ֩ (וְ) ve. “and”