H9001–/וַ–v

And the Lord said to Moses, Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, with the best frankincense, in equal weights;

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And make from them a perfume, such as is made by the art of the perfume-maker, mixed with salt, and clean and holy.

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And put some of it, crushed very small, in front of the ark in the Tent of meeting, where I will come face to face with you; it is to be most holy.

וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתָּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Whoever makes any like it, for its sweet smell, will be cut off from his people.

וְנִכְרַ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

וָאֲמַלֵּ֥א (וָ) va. “and”

And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;

וְעָשׂ֕וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to Moses,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.

וְשָׁמְר֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

וַיִּנָּפַֽשׁ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (וַ) va “and”

And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּהֵ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Aaron said to them, Take off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives and your sons and your daughters, and give them to me.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.

וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֖יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And he took the gold from them and, hammering it with an instrument, he made it into the metal image of a young ox: and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤צַר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when Aaron saw this, he made an altar before it, and made a public statement, saying, Tomorrow there will be a feast to the Lord.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va “and”

So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּקֻ֖מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, Go down quickly; for your people, whom you took out of the land of Egypt, are turned to evil ways;

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?

וַיְחַ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.

וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”וְנָחֲל֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.

וַיִּנָּ֖חֶם (וַ) va “and”

Then Moses came down the mountain with the two stones of the law in his hand; the stones had writing on their two sides, on the front and on the back.

וַיִּ֜פֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤רֶד (וַ) va “and”