וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃פ (way·šā·rə·ṯê·hū) in 1 Kings 19:21: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular

Hebrew-verb

Verb

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular

Piel

Consecutive imperfect

Third

Masculine

Singular

Conj-w

Third person masculine singular

Consecutive imperfect names the Hebrew verbal presentation, but the verse decides whether sequence, command, purpose, or description is most prominent.

This form carries the BSB rendering "and serve" within 1 Kings 19:21.

The BSB rendering "and serve" in 1 Kings 19:21

The clause of 1 Kings 19:21, with the BSB+ row identifying the exact Hebrew form

וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃פ, rendered "and serve," is a Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular. It contributes a local grammatical role that should be explained from the clause rather than from the label alone.

The form does not by itself settle the whole interpretation of the verse, the full lexical range of the word, or a doctrine apart from the immediate wording and context.

High: The form matters because it functions as other in 1 Kings 19:21.

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular. marks the local grammatical relationship. Attached to the local phrase in 1 Kings 19:21. Governed by the immediate wording of 1 Kings 19:21. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

What local grammatical work is this form doing? וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃פ should be read as other in 1 Kings 19:21, with the surrounding words deciding the exact interpretive force.

Interpretive: The form directly supports the local rendering "and serve", while the surrounding words decide how much interpretive weight to place on it.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. Grammatical gender is not a separate theological claim.

Grammar alone proves doctrine: The form supports interpretation only as it serves the verse and its context. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse. Hebrew stem settles meaning: The stem is important, but the word, clause, and passage govern the final interpretation.

The Textus Receptus witness for 1 Kings 19:21 reads וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃פ with the morphology label Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular.

The lemma is שָׁרַת. The guide uses the gloss or rendering "and serve" only to orient this occurrence.

וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃פ, rendered "and serve," is a Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular. It contributes a local grammatical role that should be explained from the clause rather than from the label alone.

In 1 Kings 19:21, the form belongs to the statement where the surrounding words determine what the reader should learn from it.

The form should be read within the passage's local argument and the wider canonical witness, not as an isolated proof.

When teaching 1 Kings 19:21, use this Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular to explain the exact form's local function first, then move carefully to interpretation from the whole clause.

Do not derive a full word study, doctrine, or interpretive conclusion from this morphology label alone. The form serves the immediate wording and context.