וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

   va-yo-MER

   and he said
2. clause🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְכָל־זִקְנֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ דְּעֽוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ כִּ֥י רָעָ֖ה זֶ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ

   va-yik-RA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets va-yo-MER de-U-na u-re-U KI ra-A ZE me-vak-KESH

   and he called the king of Israel to all the elders of the land and he said know, please and see that or for harm or evil this is seeking
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְכָל־זִקְנֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ דְּעֽוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ כִּ֥י רָעָ֖ה זֶ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֨ח אֵלַ֜י לְנָשַׁ֤י וּלְבָנַי֙ וּלְכַסְפִּ֣י וְלִזְהָבִ֔י וְלֹ֥א מָנַ֖עְתִּי מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

   va-yik-RA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets va-yo-MER de-U-na u-re-U KI ra-A ZE me-vak-KESH ki-sha-LAKH e-LAI le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI ve-LO ma-na-TI mim-ME-nu

   and he called the king of Israel to all the elders of the land and he said know, please and see that or for harm or evil this is seeking for he sent to me for my wives and for my sons and for my silver and for my gold and not I withheld or I refused from him

Exegesis

The narrative sequence begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayyiqrāʾ {וַיִּקְרָא | vayyiqrāʾ} “and he called,” immediately followed by the vav-consecutive vayyoʾmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | vayyoʾmer} “and he said,” marking reported speech.

Root and etymology

’-m-r🔊 א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh

“to say, speak”

• 🔊 מְדַבֵּרmedabberspeakerExodus 4:10