וְאֵ֥ין

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאֵ֥ין

   ve-EN

   and there is not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאֵ֥ין עֹזֵ֖ר

   ve-EN o-ZER

   and there is not helper
3. clause🔊 וְאֶ֤פֶ עָצוּר֙ וְאֶ֣פֶ עָז֔וּב וְאֵ֥ין עֹזֵ֖ר לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   ve-E-fes a-TSUR ve-E-fes a-ZUV ve-EN o-ZER le-yis-re-EL

   and none restrained and none left and there is not helper for Israel
4. sentence🔊 כִּי־רָאָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־עֳנִ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֹרֶ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאֶ֤פֶ עָצוּר֙ וְאֶ֣פֶ עָז֔וּב וְאֵ֥ין עֹזֵ֖ר לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   KI-ra-A ye-ho-VAH et-o-NI yis-re-EL mo-RE me-OD ve-E-fes a-TSUR ve-E-fes a-ZUV ve-EN o-ZER le-yis-re-EL

   for he saw the LORD {direct object} affliction of Israel bitter very and none restrained and none left and there is not helper for Israel

Exegesis

The concluding clause wə-’ēn ‘ōzēr {וְאֵין עֹזֵר | wə-’ēn ‘ōzēr} ‘and there was no helper’ uses existential negation to underscore Israel’s helpless condition.