לְמָלְכ֗וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְמָלְכ֗וֹ

   le-mal-KHO

   of his reigning or of his kingdom
2. clause🔊 וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁל֜וֹשׁ לְמָלְכ֗וֹ שָׁלַ֤ח לְשָׂרָיו֙ לְבֶן־חַ֙יִל֙ וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ

   u-vi-shnat sha-LOSH le-mal-KHO sha-LAKH le-sa-RAV le-ven-kha-YIL u-le-o-vad-YA ve-liz-khar-YA ve-lin-ta-ne-EL u-le-mi-kha-YA-hu

   and in year of three of his reigning or of his kingdom he sent to his princes or officials to Ben-hayil and to Obadiah and to Zechariah and to Nethanel and to Micaiahu
3. sentence🔊 וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁל֜וֹשׁ לְמָלְכ֗וֹ שָׁלַ֤ח לְשָׂרָיו֙ לְבֶן־חַ֙יִל֙ וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ לְלַמֵּ֖ד בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

   u-vi-shnat sha-LOSH le-mal-KHO sha-LAKH le-sa-RAV le-ven-kha-YIL u-le-o-vad-YA ve-liz-khar-YA ve-lin-ta-ne-EL u-le-mi-kha-YA-hu le-lam-MED be-a-RE ye-hu-DA

   and in year of three of his reigning or of his kingdom he sent to his princes or officials to Ben-hayil and to Obadiah and to Zechariah and to Nethanel and to Micaiahu to teach in the cities of Judah

Exegesis

The verse opens with the chronological phrase u-vishnat shalosh le-malkho {וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁל֜וֹשׁ לְמָלְכ֗וֹ | ū-višnāt šālōš lə-malkō} ‘in the third year of his reign,’ establishing temporal context.