אֲשֶׁ֨ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲשֶׁ֨ר

   a-SHER

   whom or that which
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּחַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה

   KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH

   for whom or that which has chosen the LORD
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹם֒ לֹ֕א כִּי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּחַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה וְהָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM LO KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL

   and he said Hushai to Absalom no for whom or that which has chosen the LORD and the people this and all the man or every man of Israel
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹם֒ לֹ֕א כִּי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּחַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה וְהָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לא ל֥וֹ אֶהְיֶ֖ה וְאִתּ֥וֹ אֵשֵֽׁב׃

   va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM LO KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL lo LO e-HE-ye ve-i-TO e-SHEV

   and he said Hushai to Absalom no for whom or that which has chosen the LORD and the people this and all the man or every man of Israel to him to him I will be and with him I will sit or I will remain

Exegesis

The relative clause introduced by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer} ‘whom’ specifies the object of loyalty, followed by the perfect bāḥar {בָּחַ֧ר | bāḥar} ‘has chosen’, attributing completed selection to YHWH and the gathered community.