לְדַבֵּ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְדַבֵּ֥ר

   le-dab-BER

   to speak
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֹתָֽךְ׃

   le-dab-BER o-TAKH

   to speak you {feminine singular}
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ עָבַ֧ר רֽוּחַ־יְהוָ֛ה מֵאִתִּ֖י לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֹתָֽךְ׃

   va-yo-MER EI ZE ha-DE-rekh a-VAR RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH me-it-TI le-dab-BER o-TAKH

   and said where is this the way passed Spirit of the LORD from with me to speak you {feminine singular}
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־מִיכָ֖יְהוּ עַל־הַלֶּ֑חִי וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ עָבַ֧ר רֽוּחַ־יְהוָ֛ה מֵאִתִּ֖י לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֹתָֽךְ׃

   va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi va-yo-MER EI ZE ha-DE-rekh a-VAR RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH me-it-TI le-dab-BER o-TAKH

   and he came near Zedekiah son of Chenaanah and struck {direct object marker} Micaiah on the cheek and said where is this the way passed Spirit of the LORD from with me to speak you {feminine singular}

Exegesis

The verb vayyōmer {וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ transitions into the question framed by ʾē zeh haddereḵ {אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | ʾē zeh haddereḵ} ‘which way is this,’ followed by ʿāvar {עָבַ֧ר | ʿāvar} ‘passed’ marking motion of the agent rūaḥ-YHWH {רֽוּחַ־יְהוָ֛ה | rūaḥ-YHWH} ‘Spirit of the LORD’ with source mēʾittî {מֵאִתִּ֖י | mēʾittî} ‘from me,’ and the infinitive ləḏabber {לְדַבֵּ֥ר | ləḏabber} ‘to speak’ plus pronoun ʾōṯāḵ {אֹתָֽךְ | ʾōṯāḵ} ‘to you,’ conveying the Spirit’s intention. This tight sequence of clauses underscores the prophet’s challenge to the source of divine inspiration.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ד־ב־רdalet–bet–resh

“word, speak”