וְנוֹדַ֤ע

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְנוֹדַ֤ע

   ve-no-DA

   and was made known
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְנוֹדַ֤ע יְהוָה֙

   ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH

   and was made known the LORD
3. clause🔊 וְנוֹדַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָדְע֥וּ מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא

   ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH le-mits-RA-yim ve-ya-DE-u mits-RA-yim ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU

   and was made known the LORD to Egypt and they will know Egypt {direct object marker} the LORD in the day that
4. sentence🔊 וְנוֹדַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וְיָדְע֥וּ מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְעָֽבְדוּ֙ זֶ֣בַח וּמִנְחָ֔ה וְנָדְרוּ־נֵ֥דֶר לַֽיהוָ֖ה וְשִׁלֵּֽמוּ׃

   ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH le-mits-RA-yim ve-ya-DE-u mits-RA-yim ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU ve-a-ve-DU ZE-vakh u-min-KHA ve-na-de-RU-NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH ve-shi-LE-MU

   and was made known the LORD to Egypt and they will know Egypt {direct object marker} the LORD in the day that and they will serve or worship a sacrifice and an offering and they will vow a vow to the LORD and they will fulfill {them}

Exegesis

The verse unfolds the vav-consecutive narrative sequence, beginning with venodaʿ {וְנוֹדַע | wə-nō-ḏaʿ} ‘and it will be known,’ which assigns theological agency to the passive divine action toward Egypt.

Root and etymology

y-d-ʿ🔊 י־ד־עyod-dalet-ayin

“to become known”

• 🔊 יָדַעyā-ḏaʿto knowDeut. 4:39