וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י

   u-fa-KAD-ti

   and I will punish or attend to
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם

   u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem

   and I will punish or attend to upon you {plural}
3. clause🔊 וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה

   u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem kif-RI ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH

   and I will punish or attend to upon you {plural} according to the fruit of your deeds declaration of the LORD
4. sentence🔊 וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ וְאָכְלָ֖ה כָּל־סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃

   u-fa-KAD-ti a-LE-khem kif-RI ma-al-le-KHEM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-hits-TAT-ti ESH be-ya-RAH ve-akh-LA KAL-se-vi-VE-ha

   and I will punish or attend to upon you {plural} according to the fruit of your deeds declaration of the LORD and I will kindle a fire in her forest and it will devour all that is around her

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive form ufakadti {וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י | û-p̄ā-qaḏ-tî} using the Qal perfect to express future divine judgment.

Root and etymology

פ־ק־ד🔊 pe–qof–dalet

“to attend to; punish”

• 🔊 פְּקוּדִיםpᵊ-qû-dîmcommands, obligationsPsalm 19:9