וַיִּהְי֥וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּהְי֥וּ

   va-yih-YU

   and they became
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּהְי֥וּ כָל־אֱד֖וֹם

   va-yih-YU khol-e-DOm

   and they became all of 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 following vav consecutive vayihyu {וַיִּהְיוּ | wayyihiyû} ‘and they became’ introduces the resultant clause kol-ʼedom ʿăvādîm ləDavid {כָּל־אֱדֹם עֲבָדִים לְדָוִד | kāl-ʼĕḏōm ʿăḇādîm ləḏāwîḏ} ‘all Edom servants to David,’ highlighting subjugation.