יִשְׁמְע֖וּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יִשְׁמְע֖וּ

   yish-me-U

   let them hear
2. clause🔊 וְשָׁאוּל֩ תָּקַ֨ע בַּשּׁוֹפָ֤ר בְּכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִשְׁמְע֖וּ הָעִבְרִֽים׃

   ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets le-MOR yish-me-U ha-iv-RIM

   and Saul he blew with the trumpet in all the land saying let them hear the Hebrews
3. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֣ךְ יוֹנָתָ֗ן אֵ֣ת נְצִ֤יב פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגֶ֔בַע וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְשָׁאוּל֩ תָּקַ֨ע בַּשּׁוֹפָ֤ר בְּכָל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִשְׁמְע֖וּ הָעִבְרִֽים׃

   va-YAKH yo-na-TAN ET ne-TSIV pe-li-SHET-tim a-SHER be-GE-va va-yish-me-U pe-li-SHET-tim ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets le-MOR yish-me-U ha-iv-RIM

   and he struck Jonathan garrison or pillar Philistines which or that in Geba and they heard Philistines and Saul he blew with the trumpet in all the land saying let them hear the Hebrews

Exegesis

The adverbial bᵉ-kḥol-hā-āreṣ {בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ | bᵉ-kḥol-hā-āreṣ} ‘throughout all the land’ indicates wide scope, and the infinitive lē-ʾĕmôr {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾĕmôr} ‘saying’ introduces the imperative yišmᵉʿû {יִשְׁמְעוּ | yišmᵉʿû} ‘let them hear’, with hā-ʻivrîm {הָעִבְרִים | hā-ʻivrîm} ‘the Hebrews’. This progression from military initiative to communal summons underscores swift mobilization and public proclamation.