יְהוָה֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְהוָה֙

   ye-ho-VAH

   the LORD
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־מִצְוֺ֤ת יְהוָה֙

   et-mits-vo-T ye-ho-VAH

   the commandments of the LORD
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים לָמָה֩ אַתֶּ֨ם עֹבְרִ֜ים אֶת־מִצְוֺ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְלֹ֣א תַצְלִ֔יחוּ כִּֽי־עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥ב אֶתְכֶֽם׃

   va-yo-MER la-HEM KO a-MAR ha-e-lo-HIM la-MA a-TEM o-ve-RIM et-mits-vo-T ye-ho-VAH ve-LO tats-li-KHU ki-a-zav-TEM et-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-ZOV et-khem

   and he said to them thus said the God why you {plural} are transgressing the commandments of the LORD and not will you prosper for you have forsaken the LORD and he forsook you {plural}
4. sentence🔊 וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֗ים לָֽבְשָׁה֙ אֶת־זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד מֵעַ֣ל לָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים לָמָה֩ אַתֶּ֨ם עֹבְרִ֜ים אֶת־מִצְוֺ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְלֹ֣א תַצְלִ֔יחוּ כִּֽי־עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥ב אֶתְכֶֽם׃

   ve-RU-akh e-lo-HIM la-ve-SHA et-ze-khar-ya ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN va-ya-a-MOD me-AL la-AM va-yo-MER la-HEM KO a-MAR ha-e-lo-HIM la-MA a-TEM o-ve-RIM et-mits-vo-T ye-ho-VAH ve-LO tats-li-KHU ki-a-zav-TEM et-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-ZOV et-khem

   and spirit of God clothed Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest and he stood from above to the people and he said to them thus said the God why you {plural} are transgressing the commandments of the LORD and not will you prosper for you have forsaken the LORD and he forsook you {plural}

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} signals Zechariah {זְכַרְיָה֙ | zəḵarjaḥ} and YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhôwāh} as objects.

The interrogation lāmāh ’attēm ’ōvrîm ’et-miṣwōṯ Yəhôwāh {לָמָה אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים אֶת־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה | lāmāh ’attēm ’ōvrîm ’et-miṣwōṯ Yəhôwāh} challenges covenant violation, followed by wə-lō taṣlîḥû {וְלֹא תַצְלִיחוּ | wə-lō taṣlîḥû} stating consequence.

Root and etymology

h-y-h🔊 ה-י-הheh–yod–heh

“to be”

• 🔊 אֶהְיֶהʼehyehI am / I will beExodus 3:14