וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב

   va-YE-shev

   and he lived
2. clause🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ שָׁא֣וּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְדָוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֣רֶד הַסֶּ֔לַע וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר מָעֹ֑ון

   va-YE-lekh sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v le-vak-KESH va-yu-GAD le-da-VID va-YE-red ha-SE-la va-YE-shev be-mid-BAR ma-ON

   and he went Saul and his men to seek and it was told to David and he went down to the rock and he lived in the wilderness of Maon
3. sentence🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ שָׁא֣וּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְדָוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֣רֶד הַסֶּ֔לַע וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר מָעֹ֑ון וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף אַחֲרֵי־דָוִ֖ד מִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן׃

   va-YE-lekh sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v le-vak-KESH va-yu-GAD le-da-VID va-YE-red ha-SE-la va-YE-shev be-mid-BAR ma-ON va-yish-MA sha-UL va-yir-DOF a-kha-RE-DA-vid mid-BAR ma-ON

   and he went Saul and his men to seek and it was told to David and he went down to the rock and he lived in the wilderness of Maon and he heard Saul and he pursued after David wilderness of Maon

Exegesis

The sequence vayyered {וַיֵּרֶד | wayyereḏ} “and he went down” followed by vayyashev {וַיֵּשֶׁב | wayyēšeḇ} “and he dwelt” and then vayyishma {וַיִּשְׁמַע | wayyišmāʿ} “and he heard” creates a clear cause-and-effect progression signaling David’s evasion and Saul’s response.