וַיָּבֹ֤א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּבֹ֤א

   va-ya-VO

   and he came
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּבֹ֤א יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙

   va-ya-VO yir-me-YA-hu

   and he came Jeremiah
3. clause🔊 וַיָּבֹ֤א יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ מֵֽהַתֹּ֔פֶת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שְׁלָח֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה שָׁ֖ם לְהִנָּבֵ֑א

   va-ya-VO yir-me-YA-hu me-ha-TO-fet a-SHER she-la-KHO Ye-ho-VAH SHAM le-hin-na-VE

   and he came Jeremiah from the Topheth which he sent him the LORD there to prophesy
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּבֹ֤א יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ מֵֽהַתֹּ֔פֶת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שְׁלָח֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה שָׁ֖ם לְהִנָּבֵ֑א וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל־כָּל־הָעָֽם׃

   va-ya-VO yir-me-YA-hu me-ha-TO-fet a-SHER she-la-KHO Ye-ho-VAH SHAM le-hin-na-VE va-ya-a-MOD ba-kha-TSAR BET-Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER el-KAL-a-AM

   and he came Jeremiah from the Topheth which he sent him the LORD there to prophesy and he stood in the court of the house of the LORD and he said to all the people

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the vav consecutive verb vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wa-yā-ḇōʾ} ‘and he came,’ establishing sequential action.