וְנֹשֵׂ֥א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְנֹשֵׂ֥א

   ve-no-SE

   and the bearer of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו

   ve-no-SE khe-LAV

   and the bearer of his equipment
3. clause🔊 וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יוֹנָתָ֔ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו מְמוֹתֵ֥ת אַחֲרָֽיו׃

   va-yip-PE-lu lif-NE yo-na-TAN ve-no-SE khe-LAV me-mo-TET a-kha-RAV

   and they fell before Jonathan and the bearer of his equipment killing after him
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֣עַל יוֹנָתָ֗ן עַל־יָדָיו֙ וְעַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו אַחֲרָ֑יו וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יוֹנָתָ֔ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו מְמוֹתֵ֥ת אַחֲרָֽיו׃

   va-YA-al yo-na-TAN al-ya-DAV ve-al-rag-LAV ve-no-SE khe-LAV a-kha-RAV va-yip-PE-lu lif-NE yo-na-TAN ve-no-SE khe-LAV me-mo-TET a-kha-RAV

   and he went up Jonathan on his hands and on his feet and the bearer of his equipment after him and they fell before Jonathan and the bearer of his equipment killing after him

Exegesis

Repetition of the participial clause wə-nōsēʼ kelāyw aḥărāyw {וְנֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו אַחֲרָיו | wə-nōsēʼ kelāyw aḥărāyw} ‘and his armor-bearer after him’ emphasizes close support.

Root and etymology

נ־ש־א🔊 nun–shin–aleph

“to carry, bear”

• 🔊 מַשָּׂאmassaburdenIsaiah 13:1