וְלִ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְלִ֥י

   ve-LI

   and to me
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ

   ve-LI na-te-NU

   and to me they gave
3. clause🔊 וַיִּ֨חַר לְשָׁא֜וּל מְאֹ֗ד וַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָתְנ֤וּ לְדָוִד֙ רְבָב֔וֹת וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים

   va-yik-HAR le-sha-UL me-OD va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-yo-MER na-te-NU le-da-VID re-va-VOT ve-LI na-te-NU ha-a-la-FIM

   and he burned with anger to Saul or for Saul very and it was bad in his eyes the word or the matter this and he said they gave to David ten-thousands and to me they gave the thousands
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּ֨חַר לְשָׁא֜וּל מְאֹ֗ד וַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָתְנ֤וּ לְדָוִד֙ רְבָב֔וֹת וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים וְע֥וֹד ל֖וֹ אַ֥ךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃

   va-yik-HAR le-sha-UL me-OD va-ye-RA be-e-NA-v ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-yo-MER na-te-NU le-da-VID re-va-VOT ve-LI na-te-NU ha-a-la-FIM ve-OD LO AKH ham-me-lu-KHA

   and he burned with anger to Saul or for Saul very and it was bad in his eyes the word or the matter this and he said they gave to David ten-thousands and to me they gave the thousands and still or and yet to him only the kingdom

Exegesis

The vav-consecutive way-yō-mer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer} ‘and he said’ introduces parallel clauses: nā-tə-nû lə-dā-vīd rə-ḇā-vōṯ {נָתְנוּ לְדָוִד רְבָבוֹת | nā-tə-nû lə-dā-vīd rə-ḇā-vōṯ} ‘they have given to David tens of thousands’ contrasted with wə-lî nā-tə-nû hā-’ă-lā-p̄îm {וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים | wə-lî nā-tə-nû hā-’ă-lā-p̄îm} ‘and to me they have given the thousands’.