וַיָּ֣קָם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֣קָם

   va-YA-kam

   and he arose
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֣קָם שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל

   va-YA-kam she-mu-EL

   and he arose Samuel
3. clause🔊 וַיָּ֣קָם שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל וַיַּ֛עַל מִן־הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל גִּבְעַ֣ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן

   va-YA-kam she-mu-EL va-YA-al min-ha-gil-GAL giv-AT bin-ya-MIN

   and he arose Samuel and he went up from Gilgal Gibeath of Benjamin
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּ֣קָם שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל וַיַּ֛עַל מִן־הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל גִּבְעַ֣ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד שָׁא֗וּל אֶת־הָעָם֙ הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים עִמּ֔וֹ כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ׃

   va-YA-kam she-mu-EL va-YA-al min-ha-gil-GAL giv-AT bin-ya-MIN va-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH

   and he arose Samuel and he went up from Gilgal Gibeath of Benjamin and he numbered or mustered Saul {direct object} the people the ones being found or present with him about six hundreds of man or men

Exegesis

The narrative unfolds through successive vav-consecutive verbs: vayakam {וַיָּקָם | wayyāqām} ‘and he arose’ introduces Samuel’s action, followed by vayyaʿal {וַיַּעַל | wayyaʿal} ‘and he went up,’ establishing movement from the point of departure (min-ha-gilgāl {מִן־הַגִּלְגָּל | min-ha-gilgāl}) to the destination in a construct chain (gibʿat bînyāmīn {גִּבְעַת בִּנְיָמִן | gibʿat bînyāmīn}).