וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙

   va-ye-LEKH

   and he walked
2. clause🔊 וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אָבִ֔יו וּבְ֨חַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   va-ye-LEKH be-DE-rekh a-VIV u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL

   and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he caused to sin {direct object marker} Israel
3. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אָבִ֔יו וּבְ֨חַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH be-DE-rekh a-VIV u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL

   and he did the evil in the eyes of the LORD and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he caused to sin {direct object marker} Israel

Exegesis

The next clause begins with wayyelek {וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ | wayyelek} ‘and he walked’, followed by behavior phrase bə-ḏé-reḵ ’āvîw {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אָבִ֔יו | bə-ḏé-reḵ ’āvîw} ‘in his father’s way’, showing continuation of disobedience.