וַיָּבֹ֧א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּבֹ֧א

   va-ya-VO

   and he came
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּבֹ֧א הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם

   va-ya-VO har-e-fra-YIM

   and he came the hill country of Ephraim
3. clause🔊 וַיָּבֹ֧א הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם עַד־בֵּ֥ית מִיכָ֖ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

   va-ya-VO har-e-fra-YIM ad-BET mi-KHA la-a-SOT dar-KO

   and he came the hill country of Ephraim as far as the house of Micah to do his way
4. sentence🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הָאִ֜ישׁ מֵהָעִ֗יר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִמְצָ֑א וַיָּבֹ֧א הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם עַד־בֵּ֥ית מִיכָ֖ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

   va-ye-LEKH ha-i-SH me-ha-IR mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA la-GUR ba-a-SHER yim-TSA va-ya-VO har-e-fra-YIM ad-BET mi-KHA la-a-SOT dar-KO

   and he went the man from the city from the house of Bethlehem Judah to sojourn where he might find and he came the hill country of Ephraim as far as the house of Micah to do his way

Exegesis

The narrative continues with vayavo {וַיָּבֹ֧א | wayyāḇō’} ‘and he came’ toward har-efrayim {הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם | har ʾephrayīm} ‘the hill country of Ephraim,’ with ad-beit mikhah {עַד־בֵּ֥ית מִיכָ֖ה | ʿad-bēt mīḵāh} ‘as far as the house of Micah’ indicating destination.