כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֨ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֨ה

   ki-a-SA

   for he did
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֨ה אָבִ֤יו עִמִּי֙

   ki-a-SA a-VIV im-MI

   for he did his father with me
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜יד אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־חֶ֣סֶד עִם־חָנ֣וּן בֶּן־נָחָ֗שׁ כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֨ה אָבִ֤יו עִמִּי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֛יד מַלְאָכִ֖ים לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ עַל־אָבִ֑יו

   va-yo-MER da-VID e-e-SE-KHE-sed im-KHA-nun ben-na-KHASH ki-a-SA a-VIV im-MI KHE-sed va-yish-LAKH da-VID mal-a-KHIM le-na-kha-MO al-a-VIV

   and he said David I will do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash for he did his father with me kindness and he sent David messengers to comfort him concerning his father
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜יד אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־חֶ֣סֶד עִם־חָנ֣וּן בֶּן־נָחָ֗שׁ כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֨ה אָבִ֤יו עִמִּי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֛יד מַלְאָכִ֖ים לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ עַל־אָבִ֑יו וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ עַבְדֵ֨י דָוִ֜יד אֶל־אֶ֧רֶץ בְּנֵי־עַמּ֛וֹן אֶל־חָנ֖וּן לְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃

   va-yo-MER da-VID e-e-SE-KHE-sed im-KHA-nun ben-na-KHASH ki-a-SA a-VIV im-MI KHE-sed va-yish-LAKH da-VID mal-a-KHIM le-na-kha-MO al-a-VIV va-ya-VO-u av-DE da-VID el-E-rets be-NE-a-MON el-KHA-nun le-na-kha-MO

   and he said David I will do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash for he did his father with me kindness and he sent David messengers to comfort him concerning his father and they came servants of David to the land of sons of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ links to Nahash’s own chesed {חֶסֶד | ḥésɛd}, providing motive.