וַיָּ֥שֶׁת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֥שֶׁת

   va-YA-shet

   and he set or placed
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ

   va-YA-shet KHO-shekh

   and he set or placed darkness
3. clause🔊 וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סֻכּ֑וֹת

   va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT

   and he set or placed darkness around him coverings or booths
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סֻכּ֑וֹת חַֽשְׁרַת־מַ֖יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃

   va-YA-shet KHO-shekh se-vi-vo-TAV su-KOT kha-she-RAT-ma-YIM a-VE she-kha-KIM

   and he set or placed darkness around him coverings or booths darkness of water or gathering of water thick clouds of skies or clouds

Exegesis

The verse begins with vayashet {וַיָּ֥שֶׁת | wayyāšeṯ} ‘and he set’, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that introduces the action.