וַיָּ֔שָׁב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֔שָׁב

   va-ya-SHAV

   and he turned back
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה וישוב וַיָּ֔שָׁב

   va-yir-E ve-ya-SHUV va-ya-SHAV

   and he saw and he will turn back and he turned back
3. clause🔊 וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה וישוב וַיָּ֔שָׁב מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה

   va-yir-E ve-ya-SHUV va-ya-SHAV mi-KAL-pe-sha-AV a-SHER a-SA

   and he saw and he will turn back and he turned back from all his transgressions which he did
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה וישוב וַיָּ֔שָׁב מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה חָי֥וֹ יִחְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א יָמֽוּת׃

   va-yir-E ve-ya-SHUV va-ya-SHAV mi-KAL-pe-sha-AV a-SHER a-SA KHA-yo yikh-YE LO ya-MUT

   and he saw and he will turn back and he turned back from all his transgressions which he did living he will live not he will die

Exegesis

The following vayashev {וַיָּשָׁב | way-yāšāḇ} ‘and he turns back’ intensifies the repentance action.