וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

   va-YO-mer

   and he said
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּ֠וִד

   va-YO-mer da-VID

   and he said David
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּ֠וִד לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֨יו אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֤וֹ בִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ק֣וּמוּ וְנִבְרָ֔חָה כִּ֛י לֹא־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ פְלֵיטָ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם

   va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim KU-mu ve-niv-ra-KHA KI LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA mip-pe-NEI av-sha-LOM

   and he said David to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem arise and let us flee for there will not be for us escape from before Absalom
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּ֠וִד לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֨יו אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֤וֹ בִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ק֣וּמוּ וְנִבְרָ֔חָה כִּ֛י לֹא־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ פְלֵיטָ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם מַהֲר֣וּ לָלֶ֗כֶת פֶּן־יְמַהֵ֤ר וְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ וְהִדִּ֤יחַ עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה וְהִכָּ֥ה הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

   va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHAL-a-va-DAV a-SHER-it-TO vi-ru-sha-LA-yim KU-mu ve-niv-ra-KHA KI LO-ti-he-YE-la-NU pe-lei-TA mip-pe-NEI av-sha-LOM ma-ha-RU la-LE-khet pen-ye-ma-HER ve-his-si-GA-nu ve-hid-DI-akh a-LEI-nu et-ha-ra-A ve-hik-KA ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev

   and he said David to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem arise and let us flee for there will not be for us escape from before Absalom hurry to go lest he hurry and overtake us and drive upon us {direct object} the evil and strike the city by the mouth of the sword

Exegesis

The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, which introduces direct discourse.

Root and etymology

ʾ-m-r🔊 א־מ־רaleph–mem–resh

“to speak”

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