וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩

   va-ye-vak-KESH

   and he searched
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ אֶת־אֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֜הוּ

   va-ye-vak-KESH et-a-khaz-ya-HU va-yil-ke-DU-hu

   and he searched the direct object marker Ahaziah and they captured him
3. clause🔊 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ אֶת־אֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֜הוּ וְה֧וּא מִתְחַבֵּ֣א בְשֹֽׁמְר֗וֹן וַיְבִאֻ֣הוּ אֶל־יֵהוּא֮ וַיְמִתֻהוּ֒ וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּ כִּ֤י אָֽמְרוּ֙ בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר־דָּרַ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בְּכָל־לְבָב֑וֹ

   va-ye-vak-KESH et-a-khaz-ya-HU va-yil-ke-DU-hu ve-HU mit-kha-be ve-sho-me-RON va-ye-vi-U-hu el-ye-HU va-ye-mi-TU-hu va-yik-be-RU-hu KI a-me-RU ben-ye-ho-sha-FAT HU a-sher-da-RASH et-ye-ho-VAH be-khol-le-va-VO

   and he searched the direct object marker Ahaziah and they captured him and he hiding himself in Samaria and they brought him to Jehu and they put him to death and they buried him for they said son of Jehoshaphat he is who sought the direct object marker the LORD with all his heart
4. sentence🔊 וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ אֶת־אֲחַזְיָ֨הוּ וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֜הוּ וְה֧וּא מִתְחַבֵּ֣א בְשֹֽׁמְר֗וֹן וַיְבִאֻ֣הוּ אֶל־יֵהוּא֮ וַיְמִתֻהוּ֒ וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּ כִּ֤י אָֽמְרוּ֙ בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר־דָּרַ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בְּכָל־לְבָב֑וֹ וְאֵין֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲחַזְיָ֔הוּ לַעְצֹ֥ר כֹּ֖חַ לְמַמְלָכָֽה׃

   va-ye-vak-KESH et-a-khaz-ya-HU va-yil-ke-DU-hu ve-HU mit-kha-be ve-sho-me-RON va-ye-vi-U-hu el-ye-HU va-ye-mi-TU-hu va-yik-be-RU-hu KI a-me-RU ben-ye-ho-sha-FAT HU a-sher-da-RASH et-ye-ho-VAH be-khol-le-va-VO ve-EN le-VET a-khaz-ya-HU la-TSOR KO-akh le-mam-la-KHA

   and he searched the direct object marker Ahaziah and they captured him and he hiding himself in Samaria and they brought him to Jehu and they put him to death and they buried him for they said son of Jehoshaphat he is who sought the direct object marker the LORD with all his heart and there is not for the house of Ahaziah to restrain or to retain strength for the kingdom

Exegesis

The narrative uses a series of vav-consecutive verbs—vayevakesh {וַיְבַקֵּשׁ֩ | wă-yĕ-ḇaq-qēš} ‘and he sought,’ vayilkeduhu {וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֜הוּ | wă-yil-ke-dū-hū} ‘and they captured him,’ vayiveihu {וַיְבִאֻ֣הוּ | wă-yə-bî-ʾū-hū} ‘and they brought him,’ vayemituhu {וַיְמִתֻהוּ֒ | wă-yə-mi-tū-hū} ‘and they put him to death,’ and vayikberuhu {וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֔הוּ | wă-yik-bə-rū-hū} ‘and they buried him’—to create rapid progression.