הָרֶ֤כֶב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָרֶ֤כֶב

   ha-RE-khev

   the chariotry or the chariot
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 צִוָּה֩ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֤כֶב אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙

   tsi-VA et-sa-RE ha-RE-khev a-SHER-lo

   commanded {the} commanders of the chariotry or the chariot that {were} his or which {were} to him
3. clause🔊 וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֡ם צִוָּה֩ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֤כֶב אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֚א תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ אֶת־הַקָּטֹ֖ן אֶת־הַגָּד֑וֹל

   u-ME-lekh a-RAM tsi-VA et-sa-RE ha-RE-khev a-SHER-lo le-MOR LO til-la-kha-MU et-ha-ka-TON et-ha-ga-DOL

   and {the} king of Aram commanded {the} commanders of the chariotry or the chariot that {were} his or which {were} to him saying not you shall fight {with} the small {one} {or with} the great {one}
4. sentence🔊 וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֡ם צִוָּה֩ אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֤כֶב אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֚א תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ אֶת־הַקָּטֹ֖ן אֶת־הַגָּד֑וֹל כִּ֛י אִֽם־אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

   u-ME-lekh a-RAM tsi-VA et-sa-RE ha-RE-khev a-SHER-lo le-MOR LO til-la-kha-MU et-ha-ka-TON et-ha-ga-DOL KI im-et-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-va-DO

   and {the} king of Aram commanded {the} commanders of the chariotry or the chariot that {were} his or which {were} to him saying not you shall fight {with} the small {one} {or with} the great {one} for but rather {with} {the} king of Israel alone, by himself

Exegesis

The main verb צִוָּה tsivah {צִוָּה֩ | ṣiwwāh} takes a marked direct object אֶת־שָׂרֵי הָרֶכֶב ʾet-śāre hāreḵeḇ {אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֤כֶב | ʾet-śārê hāreḵeḇ}, a construct chain identifying the recipients as the leadership of the chariotry.