וַיָּ֣קָם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֣קָם

   va-ya-KAM

   and he rose
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֣קָם הָאִ֔ישׁ

   va-ya-KAM ha-ISH

   and he rose the man
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיָּ֣קָם הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

   va-yik-ka-KHE-ha al-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM ha-ISH va-ye-LEKH lim-ke-MO

   and he took her upon the donkey and he rose the man and he went to his place
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’.