וְעָל֤וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְעָל֤וּ

   ve-a-LU

   and they came up
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְעָל֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙

   ve-a-LU e-LE-ha

   and they came up to her
3. clause🔊 וְעָל֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּיָדָֽם׃

   ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

   and they came up to her the lords of the Philistines and they brought up the silver in their hand
4. sentence🔊 וַתֵּ֣רֶא דְלִילָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִגִּ֣יד לָהּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח וַתִּקְרָא֩ לְסַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים לֵאמֹר֙ עֲל֣וּ הַפַּ֔עַם כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לה לִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֑וֹ וְעָל֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּיָדָֽם׃

   va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

   and she saw Delilah that he told to her all his heart and she sent and she called to the lords of the Philistines saying come up this time for he told to her to me all his heart and they came up to her the lords of the Philistines and they brought up the silver in their hand

Exegesis

The closing section employs ve-a-lu {וְעָל֤וּ | wə-ʿā-lû} and va-ya-a-lu {וַיַּעֲל֥וּ | va-ya-ʿa-lû} to narrate the commanders’ ascent and the bringing of ha-ke-sef {הַכֶּ֖סֶף | ha-ke-sef} ‘the silver’ in be-ya-dam {בְּיָדָֽם | bĕ-yā-dām}, highlighting the transactional outcome.