וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל

   va-yish-AL

   and he asked
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו

   va-yish-AL le-e-KHAV

   and he asked to his brothers
3. clause🔊 וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

   va-ya-VO va-yish-AL le-e-KHAV le-sha-LOM

   and he came and he asked to his brothers for peace or about well-being
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַכֵּלִ֜ים מֵעָלָ֗יו עַל־יַד֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַכֵּלִ֔ים וַיָּ֖רָץ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

   va-yit-TOSH da-VID et-ha-ke-LIM me-a-LAV al-YAD sho-MER ha-ke-LIM va-ya-RATS ha-ma-a-ra-KHA va-ya-VO va-yish-AL le-e-KHAV le-sha-LOM

   and he left David {direct object marker} the belongings or the equipment from upon him by the hand of or beside keeper the belongings or the equipment and he ran to the battle line or the ranks and he came and he asked to his brothers for peace or about well-being

Exegesis

The narrative employs a sequence of Qal imperfect verbs with the vav consecutive conjunction to indicate chronological progression: vayyiṭṭōš {וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ | va•yi•ṭṭōš} ‘and he left’, vayyarats {וַיָּרָץ | va•yā•rāṣ} ‘and he ran’, vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | va•yā•bōʾ} ‘and he came’, vayyish‘al {וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל | va•yi•šā•’al} ‘and he asked’.