וַֽיהוָ֥ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַֽיהוָ֥ה

   va-ye-ho-VAH

   and the LORD
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ

   va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

   and the LORD your God
3. clause🔊 כִּ֣י כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהָרָ֔ע וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃

   KI ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM KEN a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lish-MO-a ha-TOV ve-ha-RA va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ye-HI im-MAKH

   for like an angel of God so, thus my lord the king to hear the good and the evil and the LORD your God may he be with you
4. sentence🔊 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א דְּבַר־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לִמְנוּחָ֑ה כִּ֣י כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהָרָ֔ע וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃

   va-TO-mer shiv-kha-TE-kha yih-HE-NA de-VAR-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lim-nu-KHA KI ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM KEN a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh lish-MO-a ha-TOV ve-ha-RA va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ye-HI im-MAKH

   and she said your female servant may it be, please the word of my lord the king for rest for like an angel of God so, thus my lord the king to hear the good and the evil and the LORD your God may he be with you

Exegesis

The closing blessing vayehoVAH elohekha yehi immakh {וַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יְהִי עִמָּךְ | wa-yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kha yə-hî ʿim-makh} employs a Qal jussive to request divine presence, completing the structure of petition followed by assurance.