וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ

   va-ya-VO-u

   and they went
2. clause🔊 וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

   va-yit-kha-PES ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO-u ba-mil-kha-MA

   and he disguised himself the king of Israel and they went into the battle
3. sentence🔊 וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ וָב֣וֹא בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה לְבַ֣שׁ בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

   va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT hit-kha-PES va-VO va-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA le-VASH be-ga-DE-kha va-yit-kha-PES ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO-u ba-mil-kha-MA

   and he said king of Israel to Jehoshaphat disguise yourself and I will go into the battle but you wear your garments and he disguised himself the king of Israel and they went into the battle

Exegesis

The second mention of melech yisra’el {מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | mēleḵ Yiśrā’ēl} frames both speech and action, while vayavou {וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | wayyābō’ū} ‘and they entered’ completes the coordinated maneuver. The series of vav-consecutives imparts rapid narrative flow and underscores tactical deception.