זִקְנֵ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 זִקְנֵ֣י

   zik-NEI

   elders of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   zik-NEI yis-ra-EL

   elders of Israel
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־צָד֤וֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים כָּזֹ֣את וְכָזֹ֗את יָעַ֤ץ אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   va-yo-MER KHU-shai el-tsa-DOK ve-el-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ka-ZOT ve-kha-ZOT ya-ATS a-khi-TO-fel et-av-sha-LOM ve-ET zik-NEI yis-ra-EL

   and he said Hushai to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests thus and thus counseled Ahithophel direct object marker Absalom and elders of Israel
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חוּשַׁ֗י אֶל־צָד֤וֹק וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים כָּזֹ֣את וְכָזֹ֗את יָעַ֤ץ אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את יָעַ֥צְתִּי אָֽנִי׃

   va-yo-MER KHU-shai el-tsa-DOK ve-el-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ka-ZOT ve-kha-ZOT ya-ATS a-khi-TO-fel et-av-sha-LOM ve-ET zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-kha-ZOT ve-kha-ZOT ya-ATS-ti a-NI

   and he said Hushai to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests thus and thus counseled Ahithophel direct object marker Absalom and elders of Israel and thus and thus I counseled I

Exegesis

Finally, the direct objects et-avshalom {אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹם | ’eṯ-’ăḇšālōm} and ve-et ziknei {וְאֵת זִקְנֵי | wə-’eṯ ziqnê} specify the recipients, preserving the Hebrew structure’s focus on counsel recipients.