וַיִּתֵּ֥ן

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּתֵּ֥ן

   va-yit-TEN

   and he gave
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּתֵּ֥ן דָּוִ֛יד

   va-yit-TEN da-VID

   and he gave David
3. clause🔊 וַיִּתֵּ֥ן דָּוִ֛יד לְאָרְנָ֖ן בַּמָּק֑וֹם

   va-yit-TEN da-VID le-or-NAN ba-ma-KOM

   and he gave David to Ornan in the place
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּתֵּ֥ן דָּוִ֛יד לְאָרְנָ֖ן בַּמָּק֑וֹם שִׁקְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב מִשְׁקָ֖ל שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

   va-yit-TEN da-VID le-or-NAN ba-ma-KOM shik-LE za-HAV mish-KAL SHESH me-OT

   and he gave David to Ornan in the place shekels of gold weight six hundreds

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiten {וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | wayyittēn} ‘and He gave’, linking this action to prior events.