אָסָא֒

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אָסָא֒

   a-SA

   Asa
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לִפְנֵ֣י אָסָא֒

   lif-NE a-SA

   before Asa
3. clause🔊 וַיֵּצֵא֮ לִפְנֵ֣י אָסָא֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ שְׁמָע֕וּנִי אָסָ֖א וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן

   va-ye-TSE lif-NE a-SA va-yo-MER LO she-ma-U-ni a-SA ve-khol-ye-hu-DA u-vin-ya-MIN

   and he went out before Asa and he said to him hear me Asa and all Judah and Benjamin
4. sentence🔊 וַיֵּצֵא֮ לִפְנֵ֣י אָסָא֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ שְׁמָע֕וּנִי אָסָ֖א וְכָל־יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣ם עִמּ֔וֹ וְאִֽם־תִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙ יִמָּצֵ֣א לָכֶ֔ם וְאִם־תַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּ יַעֲזֹ֥ב אֶתְכֶֽם׃

   va-ye-TSE lif-NE a-SA va-yo-MER LO she-ma-U-ni a-SA ve-khol-ye-hu-DA u-vin-ya-MIN ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM bi-he-yot-KHEM im-MO ve-im-tid-re-SHU-hu yim-ma-TSE la-KHEM ve-im-ta-a-ze-VU-hu ya-a-ZOV et-KHEM

   and he went out before Asa and he said to him hear me Asa and all Judah and Benjamin LORD with you when you are being or while you are with him and if you seek him he will be found by you or for you and if you forsake him he will forsake you

Exegesis

The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayetse {וַיֵּצֵא | wə-yē-ṣēʾ} ‘and he went out’, followed by the prepositional phrase lifnei Asa {לִפְנֵי אָסָא | li-phnē ʾā-sāʾ} indicating approach toward Asa for direct address.