רָאוּ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 רָאוּ֙

   RA-u

   they saw
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֤וֹן רָאוּ֙

   u-ve-NEI a-MON RA-u

   and sons of Ammon they saw
3. clause🔊 וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֤וֹן רָאוּ֙ כִּי־נָ֣ אֲרָ֔ם וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ גַם־הֵ֗ם מִפְּנֵי֙ אַבְשַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָעִ֑ירָה

   u-ve-NEI a-MON RA-u ki-NAS a-RAM va-ya-NU-su gam-HEM mi-pe-NEI av-SHAI a-KHI-v va-ya-VO-u ha-I-ra

   and sons of Ammon they saw that fled Aram or Syria then they fled also they from before Abishai his brother and they entered into the city
4. sentence🔊 וּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֤וֹן רָאוּ֙ כִּי־נָ֣ אֲרָ֔ם וַיָּנ֣וּסוּ גַם־הֵ֗ם מִפְּנֵי֙ אַבְשַׁ֣י אָחִ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָעִ֑ירָה וַיָּבֹ֥א יוֹאָ֖ב יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

   u-ve-NEI a-MON RA-u ki-NAS a-RAM va-ya-NU-su gam-HEM mi-pe-NEI av-SHAI a-KHI-v va-ya-VO-u ha-I-ra va-ya-VO yo-AV ye-ru-sha-LIM

   and sons of Ammon they saw that fled Aram or Syria then they fled also they from before Abishai his brother and they entered into the city and came Joab Jerusalem

Exegesis

The verse begins with the construct form uvene {וּבְנֵי | ū-ḇə-nê}, “sons of,” serving as the subject, followed by ra'u {רָאוּ | rāʾû}, “saw,” introducing the content clause ki-nas {כִּי־נָס | kî-nās}, “that had fled,” indicating completed action.