וַיַּעֲנוּ֩

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיַּעֲנוּ֩

   va-ya-a-NU

   and they answered
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמַּצָּבָ֜ה

   va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA

   and they answered men of the garrison
3. clause🔊 וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמַּצָּבָ֜ה אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֣ן וְאֶת־נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ עֲל֣וּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ וְנוֹדִ֥יעָה אֶתְכֶ֖ם דָּבָ֑ר

   va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA et-yo-na-TAN ve-et-no-SE ke-LAV va-yo-me-RU a-LU e-LE-nu ve-no-di-A et-khem da-VAR

   and they answered men of the garrison {direct object} Jonathan and {direct object} bearer of his equipment and they said go up to us and we will make known to you {plural} a word or a matter
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמַּצָּבָ֜ה אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֣ן וְאֶת־נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ עֲל֣וּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ וְנוֹדִ֥יעָה אֶתְכֶ֖ם דָּבָ֑ר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹנָתָ֜ן אֶל־נֹשֵׂ֤א כֵלָיו֙ עֲלֵ֣ה אַחֲרַ֔י כִּֽי־נְתָנָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA et-yo-na-TAN ve-et-no-SE ke-LAV va-yo-me-RU a-LU e-LE-nu ve-no-di-A et-khem da-VAR va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN el-no-SE ke-LAV a-LE a-kha-RAI ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-YAD yis-ra-EL

   and they answered men of the garrison {direct object} Jonathan and {direct object} bearer of his equipment and they said go up to us and we will make known to you {plural} a word or a matter and he said Jonathan to the bearer of his equipment go up after me for he has given them the LORD into the hand of Israel

Exegesis

The narrative is propelled by a series of vav-consecutive verbs like vaya’anu {וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ | wayya·‘ānû} ‘and they answered’ and vayomru {וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | wayyō·merû} ‘and they said,’ which connects dialogue and ongoing action.