ל֛וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ל֛וֹ

   LO

   for him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְשָׁ֥אַל ל֛וֹ

   ve-sha-AL LO

   and shall inquire for him
3. clause🔊 וְלִפְנֵ֨י אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְשָׁ֥אַל ל֛וֹ בְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט הָאוּרִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה

   ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ya-a-MOD ve-sha-AL LO be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH

   and before Eleazar the priest shall stand and shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before LORD
4. sentence🔊 וְלִפְנֵ֨י אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְשָׁ֥אַל ל֛וֹ בְּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט הָאוּרִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה עַל־פִּ֨יו יֵצְא֜וּ וְעַל־פִּ֣יו יָבֹ֗אוּ ה֛וּא וְכָל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל אִתּ֖וֹ וְכָל־הָעֵדָֽה׃

   ve-lif-NEI el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN ya-a-MOD ve-sha-AL LO be-mish-PAT ha-u-RIM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-PIU ye-tse-U ve-al-PIU ya-vo-U HU ve-KOL-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL it-TO ve-KOL-ha-e-DA

   and before Eleazar the priest shall stand and shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before LORD at his word they shall go out and at his word they shall come in he and all the sons of Israel with him and all the congregation

Exegesis

The coordinated verb sequence ya-ʿa-môd wə-ša-ʿāl lō {יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְשָׁ֥אַל ל֛וֹ | ya-ʿa-môd wə-ša-ʿāl lō} ‘he shall stand and he shall ask for him’ employs Qal imperfect and perfect to frame provisional posture and completed inquiry.