בֵּ֣ית

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בֵּ֣ית

   BET

   the house of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה

   BET Ye-ho-VAH

   the house of the LORD
3. clause🔊 וַיַּ֙עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

   va-YA-al BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yif-re-SE-hu khiz-ki-YA-hu lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH

   and he went up the house of the LORD and he spread it Hezekiah before the LORD
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם וַיַּ֙עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

   va-yik-KAKH khiz-ki-YA-hu et-ha-se-fa-RIM mi-YAD ham-mal-a-KHIM va-yik-ra-EM va-YA-al BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yif-re-SE-hu khiz-ki-YA-hu lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH

   and he took Hezekiah the scrolls or letters from the hand of the messengers and he read them and he went up the house of the LORD and he spread it Hezekiah before the LORD

Exegesis

The construct beit YHWH {בֵּ֣ית יְהוָה | bēt Yəh-wā-h} ‘house of the LORD’ establishes the sacred setting, while lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | li-p̄-nê Yəh-wā-h} ‘before the LORD’ defines the posture of presentation. Repetition of Hezekiah’s name underscores the king’s deliberate ritual action.