וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ

   ve-IM-mo

   and with him
2. clause🔊 וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ עַל־עָפָ֥ר תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃

   ve-IM-mo al-A-far tish-KAV

   and with him upon dust it will lie down
3. sentence🔊 עַ֭צְמוֹתָיו מָלְא֣וּ עלומו עֲלוּמָ֑יו וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ עַל־עָפָ֥ר תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃

   ats-mo-TAIV mal-E-u lo-MO a-lu-MAIV ve-IM-mo al-A-far tish-KAV

   his bones are full of youthfulness his youthfulness and with him upon dust it will lie down

Exegesis

The second clause begins with veimmo {וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ | wəʿimmô} ‘and with him’, then places the locative phrase al-afar {עַל־עָפָ֥ר | ʿal-ʿāp̄ār} ‘upon dust’ before the verb tishkav {תִּשְׁכָּֽב | tiškab} ‘it will lie down’, creating a grim focus on the destination. The feminine singular verb form can refer to an inanimate plural antecedent (such as “bones”) or to an implied, concept-like subject (his vitality/youth), so the English “it” preserves the Hebrew’s deliberate ambiguity while still conveying the certainty of burial.