וַיֹּ֧אמֶר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר

   va-YO-mer

   and he said
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ

   va-YO-mer e-LE-ha

   and he said to her
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ ק֥וּמִי וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה

   va-YO-mer e-LE-ha ku-MI ve-ne-le-KHA ve-EN o-NE

   and he said to her get up and let us go and there is not an answer or answering
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ ק֥וּמִי וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיָּ֣קָם הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

   va-YO-mer e-LE-ha ku-MI ve-ne-le-KHA ve-EN o-NE va-yik-ka-KHE-ha al-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM ha-ISH va-ye-LEKH lim-ke-MO

   and he said to her get up and let us go and there is not an answer or answering and he took her upon the donkey and he rose the man and he went to his place

Exegesis

The Hebrew narrative employs a vav-consecutive sequence to propel the story: vayomer {וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | vā-yō-mer} ‘and he said’, vayikkacheha {וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ | vay-yik-kā-ḥə-hā} ‘and he took her’, vayakam {וַיָּ֣קָם | vā-yā-qām} ‘and he rose’, vayelekh {וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | vā-yē-leḵ} ‘and he went’.