וְלָעָ֥ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְלָעָ֥ם

   ve-la-AM

   and to the people
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ

   ve-la-AM a-sher-i-TO

   and to the people who were with him
3. clause🔊 וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת בָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ לְדָוִ֛ד וְלָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל

   u-de-VASH ve-khem-A ve-TSON u-she-FOT ba-KAR hi-GI-shu le-da-VID ve-la-AM a-sher-i-TO le-e-KHOL

   and honey and curds or butter and sheep or flock and cheese of the herd they brought near or presented to David and to the people who were with him to eat
4. sentence🔊 וּדְבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָ֗ה וְצֹאן֙ וּשְׁפ֣וֹת בָּקָ֔ר הִגִּ֧ישׁוּ לְדָוִ֛ד וְלָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ הָעָ֗ם רָעֵ֛ב וְעָיֵ֥ף וְצָמֵ֖א בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

   u-de-VASH ve-khem-A ve-TSON u-she-FOT ba-KAR hi-GI-shu le-da-VID ve-la-AM a-sher-i-TO le-e-KHOL KI a-me-RU ha-AM ra-EV ve-a-YEF ve-tsa-ME ba-mi-de-BAR

   and honey and curds or butter and sheep or flock and cheese of the herd they brought near or presented to David and to the people who were with him to eat for they said the people hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness

Exegesis

Recipients are marked by lᵉdāwīḏ {לְדָוִד | lə·dā·wîḏ} and wǝlāʿām {וְלָעָם | wə·lā·ʿām}, with a restrictive clause ašer ʾittô {אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ | ā·šer ʾit·tô} limiting “the people” to David’s companions.