וַיִּבֶן֩

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּבֶן֩

   va-yi-VEN

   and he built
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה

   va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa

   and he built {the direct object} all the wall the broken-through or breached
3. clause🔊 וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה וַיַּ֣עַל עַל־הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֣ה אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד

   va-yit-kha-ZAK va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa va-ya-AL al-ha-mig-da-LOT ve-la-khu-TSA ha-kho-MA a-KHE-ret va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO IR da-VID

   and he strengthened himself and he built {the direct object} all the wall the broken-through or breached and he raised up or made go up upon the towers and outward or outside the wall another and he strengthened {the direct object} the Millo city of David
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה וַיַּ֣עַל עַל־הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֣ה אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּ֥עַשׂ שֶׁ֛לַח לָרֹ֖ב וּמָגִנִּֽים׃

   va-yit-kha-ZAK va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa va-ya-AL al-ha-mig-da-LOT ve-la-khu-TSA ha-kho-MA a-KHE-ret va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO IR da-VID va-ya-AS she-LAKH la-ROV u-ma-gin-NIM

   and he strengthened himself and he built {the direct object} all the wall the broken-through or breached and he raised up or made go up upon the towers and outward or outside the wall another and he strengthened {the direct object} the Millo city of David and he made weapon or missile in abundance and shields

Exegesis

Subsequent vav-consecutive verbs (vayiven {וַיִּבֶן֩ | way-yiven} ‘and he built’, vayaal {וַיַּעַל | way-ya-ʿal} ‘and he went up’, vayechazek {וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק | way-ya-ḥaz-zēq} ‘and he strengthened’, vayaas {וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | way-ya-ʿăś} ‘and he made’) maintain chronological progression typical of Hebrew narrative.