וּלְבֵ֥ית

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּלְבֵ֥ית

   u-le-VET

   and to the house of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃

   u-le-VET ye-hu-DA

   and to the house of Judah
3. clause🔊 וְהָיָ֥ה לְאָ֛ב לְיוֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃

   ve-ha-YA le-AV le-yo-SHEV ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-le-VET ye-hu-DA

   and he will be as a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah
4. sentence🔊 וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יו כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָ וְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖ אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ וְהָיָ֥ה לְאָ֛ב לְיוֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃

   ve-hil-bash-TI-v ku-tan-TE-kha ve-av-NET-kha a-khaz-ze-KE-nu u-mem-she-le-TE-kha e-TEN be-YA-do ve-ha-YA le-AV le-yo-SHEV ye-ru-sha-LA-yim u-le-VET ye-hu-DA

   and I will clothe him your tunic and your sash I will bind him and your rule I will give into his hand and he will be as a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah

Exegesis

The final vav imperfect vehayah {וְהָיָ֥ה | wə-hāyāh} ‘and he will be,’ with predicate le’av {לְאָ֛ב | lə-ʾāḇ} ‘a father’ and coordinated complements leyoshev yerushalayim {לְיוֹשֵׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם | lə-yō-šēḇ Yə-rū-šā-la-yim} ‘to the inhabitant of Jerusalem’ and u-lebeit yehudah {וּלְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה | ū-lə-ḇēṯ Yə-hû-ḏā} ‘and to the house of Judah,’ defines the resultant paternal role. This structure emphasizes divine initiative culminating in appointed leadership.

Root and etymology

ב־י־ת🔊 b–y–t

“house”

• 🔊 בַּיִתbā-yīṯhouse, householdExodus 12:3