H9001–/וַ–v

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a commandment to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

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

And Amram took Jochebed his aunt as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

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

And Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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

And Eleazar Aaron's son took [ergänzt: one] of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

וַתֵּ֥לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And it came to pass on the day when Jehovah spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

that Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר (וַ) va “and”

And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how will Pharaoh hearken unto me?

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah said to Moses, See, I have made thee God to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

וְשִׁלַּ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will render Pharaoh's heart obdurate, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֧י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people, the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

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

And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I stretch forth my hand on Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

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

And Moses and Aaron did as Jehovah had commanded them: so did they.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Do a miracle for yourselves, -- then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy staff and cast [ergänzt: it] before Pharaoh -- it will become a serpent.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and did so, as Jehovah had commanded; and Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh, and before his bondmen, and it became a serpent.

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

And Pharaoh also called the sages and the sorcerers; and they too, the scribes of Egypt, did so with their enchantments:

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

they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.

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

And Pharaoh's heart was stubborn, and he hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.

וַיֶּחֱזַק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Jehovah said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened: he refuseth to let the people go.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Go unto Pharaoh in the morning -- behold, he will go out unto the water -- and take thy stand by the bank of the river in front of him; and take in thy hand the staff that was turned into a serpent.

וְנִצַּבְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

And say unto him, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has sent me to thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness; but behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

Thus saith Jehovah: In this shalt thou know that I am Jehovah -- behold, I will smite with the staff that is in my hand upon the water which is in the river, and it shall be turned into blood.

וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the fish that is in the river shall die; and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink the water out of the river.

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

And Jehovah said to Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy staff, and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of the Egyptians -- upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their reservoirs of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout the land of Egypt, both in [ergänzt: vessels of] wood and in [ergänzt: vessels of] stone.

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