יָצָ֖אוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָצָ֖אוּ

   ya-TSU

   they have come out
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אִם־לְשָׁל֥וֹם יָצָ֖אוּ

   im-le-sha-LOM ya-TSU

   if for peace they have come out
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אִם־לְשָׁל֥וֹם יָצָ֖אוּ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֑ים

   va-YO-mer im-le-sha-LOM ya-TSU tif-SUM kha-YIM

   and he said if for peace they have come out seize them alive
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אִם־לְשָׁל֥וֹם יָצָ֖אוּ תִּפְשׂ֣וּם חַיִּ֑ים וְאִ֧ם לְמִלְחָמָ֛ה יָצָ֖אוּ חַיִּ֥ים תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃

   va-YO-mer im-le-sha-LOM ya-TSU tif-SUM kha-YIM ve-IM le-mil-kha-MA ya-TSU kha-YIM tif-SUM

   and he said if for peace they have come out seize them alive and if for war they have come out alive seize them

Exegesis

The verb yatsa’u {יָצָאוּ | yāṣāʼû} ‘they went out’ occurs in both conditions, creating parallelism.