וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר

   ve-ka-a-SHER

   and when
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנִ֛יחַ

   ve-ka-a-SHER ya-NI-akh

   and when lowers
3. clause🔊 וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנִ֛יחַ יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֥ר עֲמָלֵֽק׃

   ve-ka-a-SHER ya-NI-akh ya-DO ve-ga-VAR a-ma-LEK

   and when lowers his hand Amalek prevailed
4. sentence🔊 וְהָיָ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥ים מֹשֶׁ֛ה יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָנִ֛יחַ יָד֖וֹ וְגָבַ֥ר עֲמָלֵֽק׃

   ve-ha-YA ka-a-SHER ya-RIM mo-SHEH ya-DO ve-ga-VAR yis-ra-EL ve-ka-a-SHER ya-NI-akh ya-DO ve-ga-VAR a-ma-LEK

   it would happen when Moses raises his hand Israel prevailed and when lowers his hand Amalek prevailed

Exegesis

A parallel clause introduced by vekaasher {וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wə-ka-ʾă-šer} with yaniach {יָנִ֛יחַ | yā-nî-aḥ} “he lets rest” repeats the structure, followed by vegavar and Amalek {עֲמָלֵֽק | ʿă-mā-lēq}. This chiastic parallelism underscores the causal link between Moses’s raised or lowered hand and the battle’s outcome. Hebrew perfect forms convey resulting states, rendered as “prevailed” (formal), “gained the advantage,” and “began to gain ground” (dynamic) to preserve the temporal-result relationship.