אֱדֹ֛ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֱדֹ֛ם

   e-DOM

   Edom
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם

   ve-o-VED e-DOM

   and Obed Edom
3. clause🔊 וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה

   ve-o-VED e-DOM va-a-khe-HEM shi-SHIM u-she-mo-NA

   and Obed Edom and their brothers sixty and eight
4. sentence🔊 וְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֛ם וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה וְעֹבֵ֨ד אֱדֹ֧ם בֶּן־יְדִית֛וּן וְחֹסָ֖ה לְשֹׁעֲרִֽים׃

   ve-o-VED e-DOM va-a-khe-HEM shi-SHIM u-she-mo-NA ve-o-VED e-DOM ben-ye-di-TUN ve-kho-SA le-sho-a-RIM

   and Obed Edom and their brothers sixty and eight and Obed Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah as gatekeepers

Exegesis

The verse utilizes a series of vav conjunctive clauses to enumerate personnel, starting with ve’oved edom {וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹ֛ם | wə-ʿō-ḇēḏ ʾĕ-ḏōm} “and Obed-Edom,” followed by va’acheihem {וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם | wa-ʾă-ḥê-hēm} “and their brothers.”