כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה

   ki-na-ga-AH

   that it had reached or struck
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו

   ki-na-ga-AH a-LAV

   that it had reached or struck upon him
3. clause🔊 כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו הָרָעָֽה׃

   KI ra-AH ki-na-ga-AH a-LAV ha-ra-AH

   for he saw that it had reached or struck upon him the disaster or the evil
4. sentence🔊 וְאִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָפַ֔ךְ וַיִבָּהֵ֖ל אִ֣ישׁ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו הָרָעָֽה׃

   ve-ISH yis-ra-EL ha-FAKH va-yib-ba-HEL ISH bin-ya-MIN KI ra-AH ki-na-ga-AH a-LAV ha-ra-AH

   and a man of Israel turned and was dismayed the man of Benjamin for he saw that it had reached or struck upon him the disaster or the evil

Exegesis

The perfect verb rāʼāh {רָאָ֔ה | rāʼāh} ‘he saw’ introduces their realization, and the clause nāgaʿah ʿālāv hārāʿāh {נָגְעָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו הָרָעָֽה | nāgaʿah ʿālāv hārāʿāh} ‘that the disaster had come upon him’ employs a feminine verb matching the feminine noun to underscore the immediacy and personal impact of the calamity. The focus shifts from Israel’s movement to Benjamin’s emotional collapse and awareness, heightening dramatic tension in the narrative.