וַיָּ֤שֶׂם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֤שֶׂם

   va-ya-SEM

   and he set or placed
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֤שֶׂם בֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙

   va-ya-SEM be-e-DOm

   and he set or placed in Edom
3. clause🔊 וַיָּ֤שֶׂם בֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙ נְצִיבִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֥וּ כָל־אֱד֖וֹם עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֑יד

   va-ya-SEM be-e-DOm ne-tsi-VIM va-yih-YU khol-e-DOm a-va-DIM le-da-VID

   and he set or placed in Edom garrisons or officials and they became all of Edom servants to David or for David
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּ֤שֶׂם בֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙ נְצִיבִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֥וּ כָל־אֱד֖וֹם עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֑יד וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔יד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃

   va-ya-SEM be-e-DOm ne-tsi-VIM va-yih-YU khol-e-DOm a-va-DIM le-da-VID va-yo-SHA ye-ho-VAH et-da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER ha-LAKH

   and he set or placed in Edom garrisons or officials and they became all of Edom servants to David or for David and he saved or delivered the LORD David {direct object marker + David} in all or with all which or that he went

Exegesis

The verse begins with the vav consecutive vayyasem {וַיָּשֶׂם | wayyāšêm} ‘and he set’, continuing the narrative action.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 י־שׂ־םyod–shin–mem

“to place”

• 🔊 שֵׂםšēmhe placedGenesis 4:4