וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ

   va-yif-DU

   and they ransomed
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם

   va-yif-DU ha-AM

   and they ransomed the people
3. clause🔊 וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְלֹא־מֵֽת׃

   va-yif-DU ha-AM et-yo-na-TAN ve-lo-MET

   and they ransomed the people {direct object marker} Jonathan and he did not die
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜ם אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל הֲ‍ֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן יָמוּת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ חָלִ֗ילָה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אִם־יִפֹּ֞ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֤ת רֹאשׁוֹ֙ אַ֔רְצָה כִּֽי־עִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְלֹא־מֵֽת׃

   va-yo-MER ha-AM el-sha-UL ha-yo-na-TAN ya-MUT a-SHER a-SA ha-ye-shu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ZOT be-yis-ra-EL kha-li-LA khai-ye-ho-VAH im-yip-POL mi-sa-a-RAT ro-SHO AR-tsa ki-im-e-lo-HIM a-SA ha-YOM ha-ZE va-yif-DU ha-AM et-yo-na-TAN ve-lo-MET

   and he said the people to Saul shall Jonathan die who has done the salvation the great this in Israel far be it as the LORD lives if shall fall from a hair of his head to the ground for with God he has done the day this and they ransomed the people {direct object marker} Jonathan and he did not die

Exegesis

Finally, way-yi-pə-dû ʾet-Yō-na-tān {וַיִּפְדּוּ אֶת־יוֹנָתָן | way-yi-pə-dû ʾet-yō-na-tān} “and they rescued Jonathan” concludes the narrative with communal deliverance. The English order preserves Hebrew emphasis while ensuring clarity.