וַיֹּצֵ֣א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֹּצֵ֣א

   va-yo-TSE

   and he brought out
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיֹּצֵ֣א אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ מִבֵּ֨ית יְהוָ֜ה

   va-yo-TSE et-ha-a-she-RA mi-BET ye-ho-VAH

   and he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּצֵ֣א אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ מִבֵּ֨ית יְהוָ֜ה מִח֤וּץ לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֹתָ֛הּ בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֣דֶק לְעָפָ֑ר

   va-yo-TSE et-ha-a-she-RA mi-BET ye-ho-VAH mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim el-NA-khal kid-RON va-yis-ROF o-TA be-NA-khal kid-RON va-ya-DEK le-a-FAR

   and he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD from outside to Jerusalem to the wadi or stream of Kidron and he burned it at the wadi or stream of Kidron and he crushed to dust
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּצֵ֣א אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ מִבֵּ֨ית יְהוָ֜ה מִח֤וּץ לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ אֶל־נַ֣חַל קִדְר֔וֹן וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֹתָ֛הּ בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֣דֶק לְעָפָ֑ר וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ אֶת־עֲפָרָ֔הּ עַל־קֶ֖בֶר בְּנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃

   va-yo-TSE et-ha-a-she-RA mi-BET ye-ho-VAH mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim el-NA-khal kid-RON va-yis-ROF o-TA be-NA-khal kid-RON va-ya-DEK le-a-FAR va-yash-LEKH et-a-fa-RA al-KE-ver be-NE ha-AM

   and he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD from outside to Jerusalem to the wadi or stream of Kidron and he burned it at the wadi or stream of Kidron and he crushed to dust and he threw its dust upon the grave of the sons of the people

Exegesis

The verse employs a chain of vav-consecutive verbs to portray uninterrupted purgative action (vayotse {וַיֹּצֵא | way-yō-ṣê} ‘and he brought out’, vayis-rōp̄ {וַיִּשְׂרֹף | way-yis-rōp̄} ‘and he burned’, way-yā-ḏeq {וַיָּדֶק | way-yā-ḏeq} ‘and he crushed’, way-yaš-lēḵ {וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ | way-yaš-lēḵ} ‘and he cast’).