כִּ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּ֥י

   KI

   for
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֥י הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃

   KI ha-kho-LEI-ti

   for I am wounded or I have been made sick
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לְרַכָּב֜וֹ הֲפֹ֧ךְ יָדְךָ֛ וְהוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כִּ֥י הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃

   va-yo-MER le-ra-kha-VO ha-FOKH YAD-kha ve-ho-tsi-E-ni min-ha-ma-kha-NE KI ha-kho-LEI-ti

   and he said to his chariot driver turn your hand and bring me out from the camp for I am wounded or I have been made sick
4. sentence🔊 וְאִ֗ישׁ מָשַׁ֤ךְ בְּקַשְׁתּוֹ֙ לְתֻמּוֹ֔ וַיַּכֶּה֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בֵּ֥ין הַדְּבָקִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ין הַשִּׁרְיָ֑ן וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לְרַכָּב֜וֹ הֲפֹ֧ךְ יָדְךָ֛ וְהוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה כִּ֥י הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃

   ve-ISH ma-SHAKH be-kash-TO le-tum-MO va-yak-KE ET-me-LEKH yis-ra-EL BEN ha-de-va-KIM u-VEN ha-shir-YAN va-yo-MER le-ra-kha-VO ha-FOKH YAD-kha ve-ho-tsi-E-ni min-ha-ma-kha-NE KI ha-kho-LEI-ti

   and a man drew with his bow at his simplicity or at random and he struck {direct object} the king of Israel between the scale pieces and between the breastplate or armor coat and he said to his chariot driver turn your hand and bring me out from the camp for I am wounded or I have been made sick

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} plus Qal perfect hachaleti {הָחָלֵ֡יתִי | hā-ḥā-lê-tî} ‘I am wounded’ introduces a causal clause explaining the plea for removal.