וְהָיִ֥תָ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְהָיִ֥תָ

   ve-ha-YI-ta

   then you will be
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְהָיִ֥תָ עָלַ֖י

   ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI

   then you will be upon me
3. clause🔊 אִ֚ם עָבַ֣רְתָּ אִתִּ֔י וְהָיִ֥תָ עָלַ֖י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃

   IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA

   if you pass over or go on with me then you will be upon me as a burden
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ דָּוִ֑ד אִ֚ם עָבַ֣רְתָּ אִתִּ֔י וְהָיִ֥תָ עָלַ֖י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃

   va-YO-mer LO da-VID IM a-VAR-ta it-TI ve-ha-YI-ta a-LAI le-mas-SA

   and he said to him David if you pass over or go on with me then you will be upon me as a burden

Exegesis

The apodosis employs the vav-consecutive perfect vehayita {וְהָיִ֥תָ | wə·hā·yî·tā} to shift the perfect aspect into a future sense, followed by alai {עָלַ֖י | ’ā·lay} plus lemasa {לְמַשָּֽׂא | lə·mas·śā·’}, creating a metaphor of bearing weight. The vav-consecutive structures and tight parataxis reinforce the clear if–then conditional relationship.