H9001–/וַ–v

And the word of the Lord came to Moses and Aaron, with orders for the children of Israel and for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to take the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיְצַוֵּם֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֣לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon; and she gave birth to Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֣לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel; and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the heads of the families of the Levites, in the order of their families.

וַתֵּ֥לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And on the day when the word of the Lord came to Moses in the land of Egypt,

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

The Lord said to Moses, I am the Lord: say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything I am saying to you.

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (וַ) va “and”

And Moses said to the Lord, My lips are unclean; how is it possible that Pharaoh will give me a hearing?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, See I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Say whatever I give you orders to say: and Aaron your brother will give word to Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go out of his land.

וְשִׁלַּ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and my signs and wonders will be increased in the land of Egypt.

וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י (וְ) ve. “and”

But Pharaoh will not give ear to you, and I will put my hand on Egypt, and take my armies, my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt, after great punishments.

וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Egyptians will see that I am the Lord, when my hand is stretched out over Egypt, and I take the children of Israel out from among them.

וְיָדְע֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצֵאתִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Moses and Aaron did so: as the Lord gave them orders, so they did.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

If Pharaoh says to you, Let me see a wonder: then say to Aaron, Take your rod and put it down on the earth before Pharaoh so that it may become a snake.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and they did as the Lord had said: and Aaron put his rod down on the earth before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a snake.

וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Then Pharaoh sent for the wise men and the wonder-workers, and they, the wonder-workers of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts.

וַיִּקְרָא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

For every one of them put down his rod on the earth, and they became snakes: but Aaron's rod made a meal of their rods.

וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְלַ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

But Pharaoh's heart was made hard, and he did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.

וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh's heart is unchanged; he will not let the people go.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Go to Pharaoh in the morning; when he goes out to the water, you will be waiting for him by the edge of the Nile, with the rod which was turned into a snake in your hand;

וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

And say to him, The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go so that they may give me worship in the waste land; but up to now you have not given ear to his words.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the Lord says, By this you may be certain that I am the Lord; see, by the touch of this rod in my hand the waters of the Nile will be turned to blood;

וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.

וּבָאַ֣שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִלְא֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said, Say to Aaron, Let the rod in your hand be stretched out over the waters of Egypt, and over the rivers and the streams and the pools, and over every stretch of water, so that they may be turned to blood; and there will be blood through

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָ֤יָה (וְ) ve. “and”