H9002–/וְ–v

And Isaac loved Esau, because venison was to his taste; and Rebecca loved Jacob.

וְרִבְקָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jacob had cooked a dish; and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and of what use can the birthright be to me?

וְלָמָּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jacob gave Esau bread and the dish of lentils; and he ate and drank, and rose up and went away. Thus Esau despised the birthright.

וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְזִ֣יד (וּ) u. “and”

Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father.

וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה (וְ) ve. “so”וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ (וַ) va. “and”וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ (וּֽ) u. “and”

because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass when he had been there some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her.

וְאֵ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.

וּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And the man became great, and he became continually greater, until he was very great.

וְגָדֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

וּמִקְנֵ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol the captain of his host, went to him from Gerar.

וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲחֻזַּת֙ (וַ) va. “and”וּפִיכֹ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

And Isaac said to them, Why are ye come to me, seeing ye hate me, and have driven me away from you?

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us -- between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְנִכְרְתָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

that thou wilt do us no wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.

וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And Esau was forty years old, when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basmath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebecca.

וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקַשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֵא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצ֥וּדָה (וְ) ve. “and”

and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

וַעֲשֵׂה־ (וַ) va. “and”וְהָבִ֥יאָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֹכֵ֑לָה (וְ) ve. “so”

And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.

וְרִבְקָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rebecca spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak to Esau thy brother, saying,

וְרִבְקָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.

וַעֲשֵׂה־ (וַ) va. “and”וְאֹכֵ֑לָה (וְ) ve. “so”וַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛ה (וַ) va. “so”

And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.

וְעַתָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”