בְּאֶחָֽת׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּאֶחָֽת׃

   be-e-KHAT

   in one {time} or at once
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יִפּ֥וֹל בְּאֶחָֽת׃

   yi-POL be-e-KHAT

   will fall in one {time} or at once
3. clause🔊 וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם יִפּ֥וֹל בְּאֶחָֽת׃

   ve-ne-KASH de-ra-KHA-yim yi-POL be-e-KHAT

   but one who is twisted or crooked of ways {dual} or paths will fall in one {time} or at once
4. sentence🔊 הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם יִפּ֥וֹל בְּאֶחָֽת׃

   ho-LEKH ta-MIM yi-va-SHE-a ve-ne-KASH de-ra-KHA-yim yi-POL be-e-KHAT

   one who walks blameless or whole will be saved or delivered but one who is twisted or crooked of ways {dual} or paths will fall in one {time} or at once

Exegesis

The Qal imperfect yippol {יִפּ֥וֹל | yi-ppōl} ‘will fall’ is followed by the prepositional phrase be'eḥat {בְּאֶחָֽת | bə-’e-ḥāt} ‘at once,’ indicating suddenness. English renderings use present-tense verbs and participles to mirror Hebrew aspect, retain the adversative structure, and convey immediacy and moral contrast.