וּבְיַ֥ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּבְיַ֥ד

   u-ve-YAD

   and by the hand of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו׃

   u-ve-YAD a-va-DAI-v

   and by the hand of his servants
3. clause🔊 וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד־דָּוִ֖ד וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו׃

   va-yip-le-LU ve-YAD-da-VID u-ve-YAD a-va-DAI-v

   and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants
4. sentence🔊 אֶת־אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֵ֛לֶּה יֻלְּד֥וּ לְהָרָפָ֖ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד־דָּוִ֖ד וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו׃

   et-AR-ba-at E-leh yul-le-DU le-ha-ra-FA be-GAT va-yip-le-LU ve-YAD-da-VID u-ve-YAD a-va-DAI-v

   {direct object marker} four of these were born to the Rapha in Gath and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants

Exegesis

A vav-consecutive introduces the verb vayyippelu {וַיִּפְּלוּ | va-yip-pe-lû}, marking their defeat, with agency specified by b’yad {בְיַד־ | bə-yad-} David {דָּוִד | Dā-wîd} and u-b’yad {וּבְיַד | ū-bə-yad} avadav {עֲבָדָיו | ʿă-vā-dāy}. English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s sequential and emphatic structure, highlighting the transition from lineage to their downfall at David’s hands.