H9001–/וַ–v

So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽי (וַ) va “and”

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”

The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and herds and all you have:

וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.

וְכִלְכַּלְתִּ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my father.

וְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”וְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.

וַיִּפֹּ֛ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ (וַ) va “and”

Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.

וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ק (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣בְךְּ (וַ) va “and”

And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.

וַיִּיטַב֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And say to them, This you are to do: take carts from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and get your father and come back.

וּנְשָׂאתֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וּבָאתֶֽם׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Israel did as he said; and Joseph gave them carts as had been ordered by Pharaoh, and food for their journey.

וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (וַ) va “and”

And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.

וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Jacob was quite overcome, for he had no faith in it.

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣פָג (וַ) va “and”

And they gave him an account of everything Joseph had said to them; and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent for them, his spirit came back to him:

וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַתְּחִ֕י (וַ) va. “and”

And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Israel went on his journey with all he had, and came to Beer-sheba, where he made offerings to the God of his father Isaac.

וַיִּסַּ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Jacob went on from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Jacob took their father and their little ones and their wives in the carts which Pharaoh had sent for them.

וַיָּ֥קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they took their cattle and all the goods which they had got in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, even Jacob and all his seed:

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah: but Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

וַיָּ֨מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

These are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and Jacob had these sixteen children by her.

וַתֵּ֤לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And Joseph had Manasseh and Ephraim in the land of Egypt, by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On.

וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

These were the children of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, seven persons.

וַתֵּ֧לֶד (וַ) va. “and”