וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ

   va-YE-lekh

   and he walked
2. clause🔊 וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט ובחטאתיו וּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   va-YE-lekh be-KHOL-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT u-ve-kha-ta-TAI-v u-ve-kha-TA-to a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL

   and he walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins and in his sin which he caused to sin {direct object marker} Israel
3. sentence🔊 וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט ובחטאתיו וּבְחַטָּאת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהַכְעִ֗י אֶת־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃

   va-YE-lekh be-KHOL-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT u-ve-kha-ta-TAI-v u-ve-kha-TA-to a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL le-hakh-IS et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL be-hav-le-HEM

   and he walked in all the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins and in his sin which he caused to sin {direct object marker} Israel to provoke to anger {direct object marker} the LORD God of Israel with their idols or vapors

Exegesis

The narrative begins with vayelekh {וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ | wā-yē-leḵ} ‘and he walked,’ where the vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect indicates ongoing action.