וְכִֽי־יָזִ֥ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְכִֽי־יָזִ֥ד

   ve-khi-ya-ZID

   if acts willfully
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְכִֽי־יָזִ֥ד אִ֛ישׁ

   ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH

   if acts willfully a man
3. clause🔊 וְכִֽי־יָזִ֥ד אִ֛ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ לְהָרְג֣וֹ בְעָרְמָ֑ה

   ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH

   if acts willfully a man against his fellow to kill him with guile
4. sentence🔊 וְכִֽי־יָזִ֥ד אִ֛ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ לְהָרְג֣וֹ בְעָרְמָ֑ה מֵעִ֣ם מִזְבְּחִ֔י תִּקָּחֶ֖נּוּ לָמֽוּת׃

   ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT

   if acts willfully a man against his fellow to kill him with guile from my altar you shall take him to die

Exegesis

The verse begins with the conditional particle vechi {וְכִי | wə-kî} “and if,” introducing the protasis of a legal case.

The imperfect yazid {יָזִד | yā-zîd} “acts willfully” denotes premeditated intent.

Root and etymology

z-y-d🔊 ז־י־דzayin–yod–daleth

“to act presumptuously”

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