וְהִכָּ֥ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְהִכָּ֥ם

   ve-hi-KAM

   and he will strike them
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְהִכָּ֥ם בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

   ve-hi-KAM be-KHA-rev

   and he will strike them with the sword
3. clause🔊 וְאֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וְהִגְלָ֥ם בָּבֶ֖לָה וְהִכָּ֥ם בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

   ve-et-kal-ye-hu-DA e-TEN be-YAD ME-lekh-ba-VEL ve-hig-LAM ba-ve-LA ve-hi-KAM be-KHA-rev

   and all Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will exile them to Babylon and he will strike them with the sword
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֡ה הִנְנִי֩ נֹתֶנְךָ֨ לְמָג֜וֹר לְךָ֣ וּלְכָל־אֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ וְנָֽפְל֛וּ בְּחֶ֥רֶב אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ רֹא֑וֹת וְאֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וְהִגְלָ֥ם בָּבֶ֖לָה וְהִכָּ֥ם בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

   KI KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI no-TEN-kha le-ma-GOR le-KHA u-le-khal-o-ha-VE-kha ve-na-FLU be-KHE-rev o-ye-VE-hem ve-e-NE-kha ro-OT ve-et-kal-ye-hu-DA e-TEN be-YAD ME-lekh-ba-VEL ve-hig-LAM ba-ve-LA ve-hi-KAM be-KHA-rev

   for thus said the LORD behold, I am giving you to terror to you and to all your friends or lovers and they will fall by the sword of their enemies and your eyes seeing and all Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will exile them to Babylon and he will strike them with the sword

Exegesis

Finally, the causative verbs wə-higlām and wə-hikkām {וְהִגְלָם ... וְהִכָּם | wə-higlām ... wə-hikkām}, joined by the vav-consecutive, present sequential acts of exile and slaughter. The English order is adjusted for readability while retaining the Hebrew’s chain of purpose, causation, and command sequences.