וַיֹּאמַ֔ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֹּאמַ֔ר

   va-yo-MAR

   and he said
2. clause🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר לִֽקְחִי־נָ֥א לִ֛י פַּת־לֶ֖חֶם בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃

   va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH

   and he called to her and he said take, please for me a piece of bread in your hand
3. sentence🔊 וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ לָקַ֑חַת וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר לִֽקְחִי־נָ֥א לִ֛י פַּת־לֶ֖חֶם בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃

   va-TE-lekh la-KHA-khat va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH

   and she went to take and he called to her and he said take, please for me a piece of bread in your hand

Exegesis

The verbs vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | vayyiqrāʼ} ‘and he called’ and vayomer {וַיֹּאמַר | vayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduce direct address, leading into the imperative likchi {לִקְחִי | liqqḥî} ‘take!’