H9001–/וַ–v

Then they hurried, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

וַֽיְמַהֲר֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיּוֹרִ֛דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְתְּח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”

Then they tore their clothes, and loaded every man his donkey, and returned to the city.

וַֽיִּקְרְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (וַ) va “and”

Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. They fell on the ground before him.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Don't you know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Judah came near to him, and said, "Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and don't let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even as Pharaoh.

וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (וַ) va “and”

We said to my lord, 'We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.'

וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר (וַ) va “and”

You said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.'

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

We said to my lord, 'The boy can't leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.'

וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְעָזַ֥ב (וְ) ve. “and”וָמֵֽת׃ (וָ) va. “and”

You said to your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will see my face no more.'

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַנַּ֨גֶּד־ (וַ) va. “and”

Our father said, 'Go again, buy us a little food.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

We said, 'We can't go down. If our youngest brother is with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, unless our youngest brother is with us.'

וַנֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וְיָרַ֔דְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your servant, my father, said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons:

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces;" and I haven't seen him since.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”וָאֹמַ֕ר (וָ) va. “and”

If you take this one also from me, and harm happens to him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.'

וּלְקַחְתֶּ֧ם (וּ) u. “and”וְקָרָ֣הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֽוֹרַדְתֶּ֧ם (וְ) ve. “and”

it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וָמֵ֑ת (וָ) va. “and”וְהוֹרִ֨ידוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

For your servant became collateral for the boy to my father, saying, 'If I don't bring him to you, then I will bear the blame to my father forever.'

וְחָטָ֥אתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Joseph couldn't control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, "Cause every man to go out from me!" There stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

וַיִּקְרָ֕א (וַ) va “and”

He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע (וַ) va “and”

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." They came near. "He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגָּ֑שׁוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי (וַ) va “and”