וְאֵת֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאֵת֙

   ve-ET

   and
2. clause🔊 וְאֵת֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן־נִמְשִׁ֔י תִּמְשַׁ֥ח לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL

   and Jehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel
3. sentence🔊 וְאֵת֙ יֵה֣וּא בֶן־נִמְשִׁ֔י תִּמְשַׁ֥ח לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאֶת־אֱלִישָׁ֤ע בֶּן־שָׁפָט֙ מֵאָבֵ֣ל מְחוֹלָ֔ה תִּמְשַׁ֥ח לְנָבִ֖יא תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃

   ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha

   and Jehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place

Exegesis

The verse begins with ve’et {וְאֵת֙ | wə-ʾēṯ}, the conjunction plus direct object marker, introducing Jehu ben-Nimshi as the object of the Qal imperfect verb timshach {תִּמְשַׁח | tim-šā-ḥ}.

A parallel clause with ve’et {וְאֵת־ | wə-ʾēṯ} introduces Elisha ben-Shaphat (me-Avel {מֵאָבֵל | mē-ʾā-ḇēl} Meholah {מְחוֹלָה | mə-ḥō-lāh}) under the same verb timshach, with office defined by le-navi {לְנָבִיא | lə-nā-ḇî} “as prophet” and the succession idiom takhtekha {תַּחְתֶּיךָ | taḥ-tê-ḵā} “in your place.” The balanced parallelism underscores the symmetry of royal and prophetic appointment and Elijah’s delegated authority.