יָשׁ֨וֹב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָשׁ֨וֹב

   ya-SHOV

   he will indeed return
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אִם־ישיב יָשׁ֨וֹב יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙

   im-ya-SHIV ya-SHOV ye-shi-VE-ni ye-ho-VAH

   if he will bring back he will indeed return he will bring me back the LORD
3. clause🔊 אִם־ישיב יָשׁ֨וֹב יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

   im-ya-SHIV ya-SHOV ye-shi-VE-ni ye-ho-VAH ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-a-vad-TI et-ye-ho-VAH

   if he will bring back he will indeed return he will bring me back the LORD to Jerusalem then I will serve or worship {direct object} the LORD
4. sentence🔊 כִּי־נֵ֙דֶר֙ נָדַ֣ר עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥י בִגְשׁ֛וּר בַּאֲרָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־ישיב יָשׁ֨וֹב יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

   ki-NE-der na-DAR av-de-KHA be-shiv-TI vig-SHUR ba-a-RAM le-MOR im-ya-SHIV ya-SHOV ye-shi-VE-ni ye-ho-VAH ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-a-vad-TI et-ye-ho-VAH

   for a vow he vowed your servant in my dwelling in Geshur in Aram saying if he will bring back he will indeed return he will bring me back the LORD to Jerusalem then I will serve or worship {direct object} the LORD

Exegesis

The infinitive construct lēʾmôr {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lēʾmôr} ‘to say’ introduces direct discourse that hinges on the fused conditional ʾim-yeśîḇ {אִם־ישיב | ʾim-yeśîḇ} and the Qere yāšôv {יָשׁ֨וֹב | yāšôv} ‘he returns,’ followed by the causative Hiphil yəšībênî {יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי | yəšībênî} ‘he restores me.’

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש–ו–בshin–vav–bet

“to return, bring back”