וַתֹּ֧רֶד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַתֹּ֧רֶד

   va-TO-red

   and she let down
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל

   va-TO-red mi-KHAL

   and she let down Michal
3. clause🔊 וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן

   va-TO-red mi-KHAL ET-da-VID be-AD ha-kha-LON

   and she let down Michal David {direct object marker + David} through the window
4. sentence🔊 וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃

   va-TO-red mi-KHAL ET-da-VID be-AD ha-kha-LON va-ye-LEKH va-yiv-RAKH va-yim-ma-LET

   and she let down Michal David {direct object marker + David} through the window and he went and he fled and he escaped

Exegesis

The narrative employs the vav-consecutive on four sequential verbs (vatored {וַתֹּ֧רֶד | vaṯ·tō·reḏ}, vayelekh {וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | va·yē·leḵ}, vayivrah {וַיִּבְرַ֖ח | va·yiv·raḥ}, vayimalet {וַיִּמָּלֵֽט | va·yim·ma·leṭ}) to convey rapid action.