וַיַּעַ֥ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיַּעַ֥ל

   va-ya-AL

   and he went up
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּעַ֥ל דָּוִ֖ד

   va-ya-AL da-VID

   and he went up David
3. clause🔊 וַיַּעַ֥ל דָּוִ֖ד מִשָּׁ֑ם

   va-ya-AL da-VID mi-SHAM

   and he went up David from there
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעַ֥ל דָּוִ֖ד מִשָּׁ֑ם וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּמְצָד֥וֹת עֵין־גֶּֽדִי׃

   va-ya-AL da-VID mi-SHAM va-ye-SHEV be-me-tsa-DOT e-EN-ge-DI

   and he went up David from there and he dwelt in strongholds En-gedi

Exegesis

The verse features two vav-consecutive verbs, vayaʿal {וַיַּעַל | wayyaʿal} “and he went up” and vayeshev {וַיֵּשֶׁב | wayyēšeb} “and he settled,” both Qal imperfect third person masculine singular. David serves as the subject of both actions.