וְאָב֣וֹא

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאָב֣וֹא

   ve-a-VO

   and I will come
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יו

   ve-a-VO a-LAV

   and I will come upon him
3. clause🔊 וְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יו וְה֤וּא יָגֵ֙עַ֙ וּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י אֹת֔וֹ וְנָ֖ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ

   ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO

   and I will come upon him and he weary and weak of hands and I will terrify him and will flee all the people who are with him
4. sentence🔊 וְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יו וְה֤וּא יָגֵ֙עַ֙ וּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י אֹת֔וֹ וְנָ֖ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃

   ve-a-VO a-LAV ve-HU ya-GE-a u-re-FE ya-DA-yim ve-ha-kha-rad-TI o-TO ve-NAS KAL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO ve-hi-KE-ti et-ha-ME-lekh le-vad-DO

   and I will come upon him and he weary and weak of hands and I will terrify him and will flee all the people who are with him and I will strike {direct object} the king by himself or alone

Exegesis

The verse unfolds as a series of vav-consecutive actions, beginning with ve'avo {וְאָב֣וֹא | wə-’ā-vō} ‘and I will come,’ and continuing through vehacharadti {וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּי | wə-ḥa-ḥa-rā-ḏə-tī} ‘and I will terrify,’ venas {וְנָ֖ס | wə-nās} ‘and will flee,’ and vehikeiti {וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י | wə-hi-kē-tī} ‘and I will strike.’