אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת

   et-eh-SHET

   the wife of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אִ֔ישׁ

   et-eh-SHET ISH

   the wife of a man
3. clause🔊 וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנְאַף֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִנְאַ֖ף אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ

   ve-ISH a-SHER yin-AF et-eh-SHET ISH a-SHER yin-AF et-eh-SHET reh-EH-hu

   And a man who commits adultery the wife of a man who commits adultery the wife of his neighbor
4. sentence🔊 וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנְאַף֙ אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִנְאַ֖ף אֶת־אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת הַנֹּאֵ֖ף וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃

   ve-ISH a-SHER yin-AF et-eh-SHET ISH a-SHER yin-AF et-eh-SHET reh-EH-hu MOHT-yu-MAT ha-no-EF ve-ha-no-a-FET

   And a man who commits adultery the wife of a man who commits adultery the wife of his neighbor the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death

Exegesis

The verb yinaf {יִנְאַף | yi-nap̄} ‘commits adultery’ appears twice in parallel clauses with et-eshet {אֶת־אֵשֶׁת | ʾet-ʾe-šet} marking the direct object, linking yinaf to eshet ʾîš {אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ | ʾe-šet ʾîš} ‘the wife of a man’ and eshet reʿeihu {אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ | ʾe-šet re-ʿe-hu} ‘the wife of his neighbor’. This repetition underscores the severity of the offense.