אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה

   a-sher-yif-NE

   which he would turn
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּבְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה

   u-ve-KHOL a-sher-yif-NE

   and in all which he would turn
3. clause🔊 וַיִלָ֣‪חֶם סָבִ֣יב בְּֽכָל־אֹיְבָ֡יו בְּמוֹאָ֣ב וּבִבְנֵי־עַמּ֨וֹן וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם וּבְמַלְכֵ֤י צוֹבָה֙ וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּבְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃

   va-yil-KHEM sa-VIV be-khol-o-ye-VAV be-mo-AV u-viv-ne-a-MON u-ve-e-DOM u-ve-mal-KHE tso-VA u-va-pe-lish-TIM u-ve-KHOL a-sher-yif-NE yar-shi-A

   and he fought around against all his enemies against Moab and against the sons of Ammon and against Edom and against the kings of Zobah and against the Philistines and in all which he would turn he would act wickedly or do wrong
4. sentence🔊 וְשָׁא֛וּל לָכַ֥ד הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִלָ֣‪חֶם סָבִ֣יב בְּֽכָל־אֹיְבָ֡יו בְּמוֹאָ֣ב וּבִבְנֵי־עַמּ֨וֹן וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם וּבְמַלְכֵ֤י צוֹבָה֙ וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּבְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃

   ve-sha-UL la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL va-yil-KHEM sa-VIV be-khol-o-ye-VAV be-mo-AV u-viv-ne-a-MON u-ve-e-DOM u-ve-mal-KHE tso-VA u-va-pe-lish-TIM u-ve-KHOL a-sher-yif-NE yar-shi-A

   and Saul captured or took the kingship over Israel and he fought around against all his enemies against Moab and against the sons of Ammon and against Edom and against the kings of Zobah and against the Philistines and in all which he would turn he would act wickedly or do wrong

Exegesis

The relative clause ʾă-šer-yip-nēh yar-šî-ʻaʿ {אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה יַרְשִֽׁיעַ | ʾă-šer-yip-nēh yar-šî-ʻaʿ} functions as a result clause, indicating that Saul’s turning triggered enemy rout. English punctuation employs an em dash to set off the list of adversaries and a period to close the result statement.

Root and etymology

ש-ר-ר🔊 shin–resh–reshš-r-r

“to rule, command”

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