עוֹד֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עוֹד֙

   OD

   again or still
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח עוֹד֙

   va-yish-LAKH OD

   and he sent again or still
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח עוֹד֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָבֽוֹא׃

   va-yish-LAKH OD she-NIT ve-LO a-VA la-VO

   and he sent again or still a second time and not he was willing to come
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם אֶל־יוֹאָ֗ב לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח עוֹד֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לָבֽוֹא׃

   va-yish-LAKH av-sha-LOM el-yo-AV lish-LO-akh o-TO el-ha-ME-lekh ve-LO a-VA la-VO e-LAV va-yish-LAKH OD she-NIT ve-LO a-VA la-VO

   and he sent Absalom to Joab to send him to the king and not he was willing to come to him and he sent again or still a second time and not he was willing to come

Exegesis

The adverb od {עוֹד | ’ō·ḏ} ‘again’ combined with shenit {שֵׁנִית | šē·nît} ‘second’ signals the repetition of the purpose clause. English preserves these parallel structures to mirror the Hebrew emphasis on persistence and reluctance.