כִּ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּ֥י

   KI

   that
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֥י מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים

   KI me-han-ne-vi-IM

   that from the prophets
3. clause🔊 וַיַּכֵּ֤ר אֹתוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא׃

   va-ya-KER o-TO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL KI me-han-ne-vi-IM HU

   and he recognized him the king of Israel that from the prophets he {was}
4. sentence🔊 וַיְמַהֵ֕ר וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר מעל מֵעֲלֵ֖י עֵינָ֑יו וַיַּכֵּ֤ר אֹתוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא׃

   va-ye-ma-HER va-ya-SAR et-ha-a-FER me-AL me-a-LEI e-NA-yv va-ya-KER o-TO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL KI me-han-ne-vi-IM HU

   and he hurried and he removed {direct object} the covering or bandage from upon from upon his eyes and he recognized him the king of Israel that from the prophets he {was}

Exegesis

The closing clause introduced by ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for/because’ and the predicate mehanneviim hu {מֵֽהַנְּבִאִים הֽוּא׃ | mê-ha-nə-vi-im hūʾ} ‘he was one of the prophets’ functions as an identifying explanatory statement. Hebrew word order delays the revelation of identity until after the dramatic act of removing the covering, which is maintained in the formal text and smoothed in the dynamic rendering for clarity.