אֲשֶׁ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר

   a-SHER

   which
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָשָׂ֖א

   a-SHER na-SA

   which he carried
3. clause🔊 גַּם־אֹתָ֗ם הִקְדִּ֞ישׁ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ לַיהוָ֔ה עִם־הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ וְהַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָשָׂ֖א מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם

   gam-o-TAM hik-di-SHESH ha-ME-lekh da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH im-ha-KE-sef ve-ha-za-HAV a-SHER na-SA mi-kal-ha-go-YIM

   also them he dedicated the king David to the LORD with the silver and the gold which he carried from all the nations
4. sentence🔊 גַּם־אֹתָ֗ם הִקְדִּ֞ישׁ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ לַיהוָ֔ה עִם־הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ וְהַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָשָׂ֖א מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם מֵֽאֱד֤וֹם וּמִמּוֹאָב֙ וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃

   gam-o-TAM hik-di-SHESH ha-ME-lekh da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH im-ha-KE-sef ve-ha-za-HAV a-SHER na-SA mi-kal-ha-go-YIM me-e-DOM u-mim-mo-AV u-miv-be-NE a-MON u-mif-leesh-TIM u-me-a-ma-LEK

   also them he dedicated the king David to the LORD with the silver and the gold which he carried from all the nations from Edom and from Moab and from the sons of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek

Exegesis

The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer} introduces a modifier clause describing the metals and items as spoils: nasa {נָשָׂ֖א | nā-śāʾ} ‘he carried off’ with the source phrase mikkol-haggoyim {מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם | mik-kāl-hag-gō-yîm} ‘from all the nations’. The closing sequence is a rhythmic list of origins, expressed through repeated prepositional phrases (me-/mi-), moving from larger group (“the nations”) to named peoples (Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistines, Amalek), underscoring the breadth of David’s conquests and the comprehensive dedication of the gains to YHWH.