וְשָׁא֣וּל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְשָׁא֣וּל

   ve-sha-UL

   and Saul
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב

   ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV

   and Saul planned or thought
3. clause🔊 וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV le-ha-PIL et-da-VID be-yad-pe-lish-TIM

   and Saul planned or thought to make fall David by the hand of Philistines
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּמֵאָה֙ עָרְל֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV le-ha-PIL et-da-VID be-yad-pe-lish-TIM

   and he said Saul thus you shall say to David there is no desire for the king in a bride-price but or except with a hundred foreskins of Philistines to take vengeance on the enemies of the king and Saul planned or thought to make fall David by the hand of Philistines

Exegesis

The conjunction wə-Shaʾûl {וְשָׁאוּל} shifts to the perfect ḥā-šav {חָשַׁב} and the piel infinitive lə-hap-pīl {לְהַפִּיל} expresses Saul’s intent to bring David low by be-yad-Pə-liš-TIM {בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים}. The Hebrew VSO order is rendered in English SVO, retaining purpose and causal nuances for clarity.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 שׁ־א־לshin–aleph–lamed

“asked”