יָעַ֥צְתִּי

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָעַ֥צְתִּי

   ya-ATS-ti

   I counseled
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יָעַ֥צְתִּי אָֽנִי׃

   ya-ATS-ti a-NI

   I counseled I
3. clause🔊 וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את יָעַ֥צְתִּי אָֽנִי׃

   ve-kha-ZOT ve-kha-ZOT ya-ATS-ti a-NI

   and thus and thus I counseled I
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

The verbs yaatz {יָעַץ | yā‘aṣ} and yaatzti {יָעַצְתִּי | yā‘aṣtî} establish parallel advisory actions by Ahithophel and Hushai.

Root and etymology

y-‘-ṣ🔊 י־ע־ץyod–ayin–tsade

“to give counsel”

• 🔊 עֵצָה‘ê-ṣāhcounselPsalm 1:1
• 🔊 יוֹעֵץyō-‘êṣcounselorIsaiah 9:6