יָדָֽעוּ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָדָֽעוּ׃

   ya-DE-u

   they knew
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְלֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃

   ve-LO ya-DE-u

   and not they knew
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־גַם־נָבִ֧יא גַם־כֹּהֵ֛ן סָחֲר֥וּ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃

   ki-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN sa-kha-RU el-E-rets ve-LO ya-DE-u

   for also prophet also priest they went about trading to a land and not they knew
4. sentence🔊 אִם־יָצָ֣אתִי הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב וְאִם֙ בָּ֣אתִי הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֖ה תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י רָעָ֑ב כִּֽי־גַם־נָבִ֧יא גַם־כֹּהֵ֛ן סָחֲר֥וּ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃

   im-ya-TSA-ti ha-sa-DE ve-hin-NE khal-le-KHE-rev ve-IM ba-TI ha-IR ve-hin-NE ta-kha-lu-E ra-AV ki-gam-na-VI gam-ko-HEN sa-kha-RU el-E-rets ve-LO ya-DE-u

   if I went out the field and behold those slain of sword and if I entered the city and behold diseases of famine for also prophet also priest they went about trading to a land and not they knew

Exegesis

The negation velo yada'u {וְלֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ | wə-lō yā-ḏā-ʿû} conveys their lack of understanding and highlights leadership ignorance.

Root and etymology

y-d-ʿ🔊 י־ד־עyod–dalet–ayin

“to know, perceive”

• 🔊 דַּעַתda'atknowledgeProverbs 1:7