וַעֲצַ֥ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַעֲצַ֥ת

   va-a-TSAT

   but the counsel of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים

   va-a-TSAT re-sha-IM

   but the counsel of the wicked
3. clause🔊 וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

   va-a-TSAT re-sha-IM ra-kha-KA MEN-ni

   but the counsel of the wicked is far from me
4. sentence🔊 וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

   ve-HU mil-LE va-TE-hem TOV va-a-TSAT re-sha-IM ra-kha-KA MEN-ni

   and he filled their houses good but the counsel of the wicked is far from me

Exegesis

The conjunctive vav in vaatsat {וַעֲצַ֥ת | wa-ʿaṣat} ‘and counsel’ introduces a second parallel clause, forming contrastive parallelism with rachaqqah meni {רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי | rᵊḥaqqāh menî} ‘is far from me,’ underscoring moral separation. The perfect aspect of rachaqqah conveys ongoing distance, rendered “is far” in English. Coordinating conjunctions in English mirror the Hebrew clause boundary while preserving the adversative nuance.