כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ

   KI-kha-RU

   for they have dug
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה

   KI-kha-RU shu-KHA

   for they have dug a pit
3. clause🔊 הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם תַּֽחַת־טוֹבָה֙ רָעָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י

   ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI

   will it be repaid in place of good evil for they have dug a pit for my life
4. sentence🔊 הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם תַּֽחַת־טוֹבָה֙ רָעָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י זְכֹ֣ר עָמְדִ֣י לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְדַבֵּ֤ר עֲלֵיהֶם֙ טוֹבָ֔ה לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־חֲמָתְךָ֖ מֵהֶֽם׃

   ha-ye-shu-LAM TA-khat-to-VA ra-A KI-kha-RU shu-KHA le-naf-SHI ze-KHOR a-me-DI le-fa-NE-kha le-da-BER a-le-HEM to-VA le-ha-SHIV et-kha-MAT-kha me-HEM

   will it be repaid in place of good evil for they have dug a pit for my life remember my standing before you to speak concerning them good to turn back your wrath from them

Exegesis

The conjunction ki-karu {כִּֽי־כָר֥וּ | kî-kārū} introduces a causal clause karu shu-chah le-naf-shi {כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י | kî-kārū šû-ḥāh lĕ-nap̄-šî} where ‘they dug a pit for my soul,’ depicting deadly intent.