Genesis 14:11:6Gen.14.11.W6TAB
וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃
vayelekhu
“{And} they went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-le-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-leh-KHOO
- IPA
- /waj.jeː.le.ˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they went
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-le-KHU
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-kol-re-KHUSH se-DOM va-a-mo-RA ve-et-kol-okh-LAM va-ye-le-KHU
Exegesis
The closing verb vayelekhu {וַיֵּלֵכוּ | way-yē-lē-ḵû} functions as a simple narrative closure clause, marking the raiders’ withdrawal after stripping the cities. In English, the two coordinated object phrases are preserved with parallel structure (“all the property … and all their food”), while the final wayyiqtol is rendered “they departed” / “then left” to convey narrative sequence and completion of the action.
In context — Genesis 14:11
And they took all the property of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food , and they departed.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 14:11, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (vayelekhu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.14.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.11.W6.S1) and character.