וַיַּעֲל֨וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיַּעֲל֨וּ

   va-ya-a-LU

   and they went up
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יהָ

   va-ya-a-LU e-LE-ha

   and they went up to her
3. clause🔊 וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יהָ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ לָ֜הּ פַּתִּ֣י אוֹת֗וֹ וּרְאִי֙ בַּמֶּה֙ כֹּח֣וֹ גָד֔וֹל וּבַמֶּה֙ נ֣וּכַל ל֔וֹ וַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּ לְעַנֹּת֑וֹ

   va-ya-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU LAH pa-TI o-TO u-re-I ba-ME ko-KHO ga-DOL u-va-ME nu-KHAL LO va-a-sar-NU-hu le-a-NO-to

   and they went up to her the lords of the Philistines and they said to her entice him and see in what his strength is great and in what we can prevail over him and we will bind him to afflict him
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יהָ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ לָ֜הּ פַּתִּ֣י אוֹת֗וֹ וּרְאִי֙ בַּמֶּה֙ כֹּח֣וֹ גָד֔וֹל וּבַמֶּה֙ נ֣וּכַל ל֔וֹ וַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּ לְעַנֹּת֑וֹ וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ אִ֕ישׁ אֶ֥לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה כָּֽסֶף׃

   va-ya-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU LAH pa-TI o-TO u-re-I ba-ME ko-KHO ga-DOL u-va-ME nu-KHAL LO va-a-sar-NU-hu le-a-NO-to va-a-NAKH-nu nit-TAN-LAKH ISH E-lef u-me-A KA-sef

   and they went up to her the lords of the Philistines and they said to her entice him and see in what his strength is great and in what we can prevail over him and we will bind him to afflict him and we will give to you each man a thousand and one hundred silver

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verbs vaya'alu {וַיַּעֲל֨וּ | wayya‘ălû} “and they went up” followed by vayomru {וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ | wayyō’mərû} “and they said,” establishing sequential action.