יֵֽדְע֔וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יֵֽדְע֔וּ

   ye-de-U

   they will know
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלֹ֣א יֵֽדְע֔וּ

   ve-LO ye-de-U

   and not they will know
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יָרָבְעָ֜ם לְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ ק֤וּמִי נָא֙ וְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔ית וְלֹ֣א יֵֽדְע֔וּ כִּי־אתי אַ֖תְּ אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֑ם

   va-YO-mer ya-rav-AM le-ish-TO ku-MI NA ve-hish-ta-NIT ve-LO ye-de-U ki-e-TI AT E-shet ya-rav-AM

   and he said Jeroboam to his wife arise please and disguise yourself and not they will know that you you wife of Jeroboam
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יָרָבְעָ֜ם לְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ ק֤וּמִי נָא֙ וְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔ית וְלֹ֣א יֵֽדְע֔וּ כִּי־אתי אַ֖תְּ אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֑ם וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ שִׁלֹ֗ה הִנֵּה־שָׁם֙ אֲחִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֔יא הֽוּא־דִבֶּ֥ר עָלַ֛י לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃

   va-YO-mer ya-rav-AM le-ish-TO ku-MI NA ve-hish-ta-NIT ve-LO ye-de-U ki-e-TI AT E-shet ya-rav-AM ve-ha-LAKHT shi-LO hi-NE-sham a-khi-YA ha-na-VI hu-di-BER a-LAI le-ME-lekh al-ha-AM ha-ZE

   and he said Jeroboam to his wife arise please and disguise yourself and not they will know that you you wife of Jeroboam and go to Shiloh behold, there Ahijah the prophet he spoke concerning me or about me to be king over the people this

Exegesis

The vav + negative velo yedeu {וְלֹ֣א יֵֽדְע֔וּ | welō’ yēdə‘û} ‘and they will not know’ introduces a purpose clause, with ki-atti {כִּי־אתי | kî-’attî} …