לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר

   lish-BOR

   to break
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת׃

   lish-BOR had-DA-let

   to break the door
3. clause🔊 וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁ בְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת׃

   va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let

   {And} they pressed hard greatly against the man Lot {And} they drew near to break the door
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ גֶּשׁ־הָ֗לְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא־לָגוּר֙ וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט שָׁפ֔וֹט עַתָּ֕ה נָרַ֥ע לְךָ֖ מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ בָאִ֤ישׁ בְּלוֹט֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר הַדָּֽלֶת׃

   va-yo-me-RU ges-ha-le-A va-yo-me-RU ha-e-KHAD ba-la-GUR va-yish-POT sha-FOT at-TA na-RA le-KHA me-HEM va-yif-tse-RU va-ISH be-LOT me-OD va-yig-ge-SHU lish-BOR had-DA-let

   {And} they said move farther back {And} they said this one came to reside as an alien {And} he became judge now we will deal worse with you than with them {And} they pressed hard greatly against the man Lot {And} they drew near to break the door

Exegesis

The verbs וַיִּפְצְרוּ and וַיִּגְּשׁוּ (vayiftseru {וַיִּפְצְרוּ | way-yip̄-ṣə-rû} and vayigshu {וַיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ | way-yig-gə-šû}) shift from verbal aggression to physical pressure, while the infinitive לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּלֶת (lishbor hadalet {לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּלֶת | liš-bōr had-dā-leṯ}) denotes intent to force entry. The formal rendering preserves the original rhythm of the double threat, and the dynamic version varies reporting verbs and employs vivid action verbs to reflect escalating violence.