יְהִ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְהִ֥י

   ye-HI

   may he be
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃

   ye-HI im-MAKH

   may he be with you
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.