וּבֹ֣אוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּבֹ֣אוּ

   u-VO-u

   and come
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כֻּלָּ֣ם תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ וּבֹ֣אוּ נָ֑א

   ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA

   all of them you shall return and come please
3. clause🔊 וְֽאוּלָ֗ם כֻּלָּ֣ם תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ וּבֹ֣אוּ נָ֑א

   ve-u-LAM ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA

   but however all of them you shall return and come please
4. sentence🔊 וְֽאוּלָ֗ם כֻּלָּ֣ם תָּ֭שֻׁבוּ וּבֹ֣אוּ נָ֑א וְלֹֽא־אֶמְצָ֖א בָכֶ֣ם חָכָֽם׃

   ve-u-LAM ku-LAM ta-SHU-vu u-VO-u NA ve-LO-E-me-TSA va-KHEM KHA-kham

   but however all of them you shall return and come please and I will not find among you a wise man

Exegesis

The imperfect tashuvu {תָּשֻׁבוּ | tāšûḇû} ‘you will return’ functions with volitive force alongside the following imperative uvo {וּבֹאוּ | ûḇōʾû} ‘and come’, producing a sharp, summoning cadence.