וַיָּבֵ֤א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּבֵ֤א

   va-ya-VE

   and he brought
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּבֵ֤א אֶת־כָּל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙

   va-ya-VE et-KAL-ha-ko-ha-NIM

   and he brought {direct object} all the priests
3. clause🔊 וַיָּבֵ֤א אֶת־כָּל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ מֵעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיְטַמֵּ֣א אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר קִטְּרוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע

   va-ya-VE et-KAL-ha-ko-ha-NIM me-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-tam-ME et-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER kit-te-RU-SHA-ma ha-ko-ha-NIM mig-GE-va ad-be-ER sha-VA

   and he brought {direct object} all the priests from cities of Judah and he defiled {direct object} the high places which they made offerings there the priests from Geba up to Beer Sheba
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּבֵ֤א אֶת־כָּל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ מֵעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיְטַמֵּ֣א אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר קִטְּרוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וְנָתַ֞ץ אֶת־בָּמ֣וֹת הַשְּׁעָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֜תַח שַׁ֤עַר יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ שַׂר־הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶֽׁר־עַל־שְׂמֹ֥אול אִ֖ישׁ בְּשַׁ֥עַר הָעִֽיר׃

   va-ya-VE et-KAL-ha-ko-ha-NIM me-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-tam-ME et-ha-ba-MOT a-SHER kit-te-RU-SHA-ma ha-ko-ha-NIM mig-GE-va ad-be-ER sha-VA ve-na-TSATS et-ba-MOT ha-she-a-RIM a-SHER-PE-taKH SHA-ar ye-ho-SHU-a sar-ha-IR a-SHER-al-se-MOL ISH be-SHA-ar ha-IR

   and he brought {direct object} all the priests from cities of Judah and he defiled {direct object} the high places which they made offerings there the priests from Geba up to Beer Sheba and he pulled down {direct object} high places of the gates which {were at} entrance of gate of Joshua official of the city which {were} on {the} left a man or one in {the} gate of the city

Exegesis

Josiah’s action begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayave {וַיָּבֵא | va-ya-wäʼ} “and he brought,” framing this as the next step in his reform.