תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃

   tish-ma-U

   you will hear
2. clause🔊 כִּנְשֹׂא־נֵ֤ הָרִים֙ תִּרְא֔וּ וְכִתְקֹ֥עַ שׁוֹפָ֖ר תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃

   ki-ne-SO-NEIS ha-RIM tir-E-U ve-khit-ko-A sho-FAR tish-ma-U

   when a signal standard is lifted up mountains you will see and when {one} blows a trumpet or shofar you will hear
3. sentence🔊 כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵ֖ל וְשֹׁ֣כְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּנְשֹׂא־נֵ֤ הָרִים֙ תִּרְא֔וּ וְכִתְקֹ֥עַ שׁוֹפָ֖ר תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃

   KAL-yo-she-VEI te-VEL ve-sho-khe-NEI A-rets ki-ne-SO-NEIS ha-RIM tir-E-U ve-khit-ko-A sho-FAR tish-ma-U

   all inhabitants of the world and dwellers of the earth or land when a signal standard is lifted up mountains you will see and when {one} blows a trumpet or shofar you will hear

Exegesis

The subsequent Qal imperfect verbs ṭi-rə-ʾû {תִּרְא֔וּ | ṭi-rə-ʾû} and tī-šmə-ʾû {תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ | tī-šmə-ʾû} function as imperatives ‘see’ and ‘hear’, forming a conditional sequence. English renders these as subordinate temporal clauses followed by main clauses to preserve causality and imperative force.