יְהוָֽה׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְהוָֽה׃

   Ye-ho-VAH

   LORD
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה׃

   E-der Ye-ho-VAH

   flock LORD
3. clause🔊 וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה׃

   ve-da-MO-a tid-MA ve-TE-rad e-NI dim-A KI nish-BA E-der Ye-ho-VAH

   and with weeping it will weep and it will go down my eye a tear because has been taken captive flock LORD
4. sentence🔊 וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים תִּבְכֶּֽה־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִפְּנֵ֣י גֵוָ֑ה וְדָמֹ֨עַ תִּדְמַ֜ע וְתֵרַ֤ד עֵינִי֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה עֵ֥דֶר יְהוָֽה׃

   ve-IM LO tish-me-A-u-ha be-mis-ta-RIM tiv-ke-NAF-shi mip-ne GE-va ve-da-MO-a tid-MA ve-TE-rad e-NI dim-A KI nish-BA E-der Ye-ho-VAH

   and if not you will hear it or listen to it in secret places my soul will weep from before or because of pride or arrogance and with weeping it will weep and it will go down my eye a tear because has been taken captive flock LORD

Exegesis

Finally, kî {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ links to the Niphal perfect nišbāh {נִשְׁבָּה | niš-bāh} ‘is taken captive,’ explaining that ʿēder Yəhōwāh {עֵדֶר יְהוָה | ʿē-ḏer Yəhōwāh} ‘flock of the LORD’ has been led into exile. The English translation mirrors this layered structure to reflect both the progression of grief and its divine cause.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ה־י־הh-y-h

“to be, exist”

• 🔊 אֶהְיֶהʾĕ-hyĕhI am/I will beExodus 3:14