וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ

   va-ya-SHU-vu

   and they returned
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ

   va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu

   and they returned and went
3. clause🔊 וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֜ד וַחֲצִ֣י שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗ה מֵאֵת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִשִּׁלֹ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֑עַן

   va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-shi-LO a-SHER be-E-retz-ke-na-AN

   and they returned and went the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh from the sons of Israel from Shiloh which in the land of Canaan
4. sentence🔊 וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֜ד וַחֲצִ֣י שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗ה מֵאֵת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִשִּׁלֹ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֑עַן לָלֶ֜כֶת אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַגִּלְעָ֗ד אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֹֽאחֲזוּ־בָ֔הּ עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

   va-ya-SHU-vu va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-shi-LO a-SHER be-E-retz-ke-na-AN la-le-KHET el-E-retz hag-gil-AD el-E-retz a-khu-za-TAM a-SHER no-a-kha-ZU-VAH al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh

   and they returned and went the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh from the sons of Israel from Shiloh which in the land of Canaan to go to the land of Gilead to the land of their possession which they had taken possession of it according to the word LORD by the hand of Moses

Exegesis

The narrative begins with vav-consecutive verbs vayyashuvu {וַיָּשֻׁבוּ | wayyaššûvū} ‘and they returned’ and vayelchu {וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ | wayyelḵû} ‘and they went’, marking sequential movement. A coordinated subject phrase of tribal names specifies the participants. The prepositional clause mēʾēt bnei Yisrael delineates separation from the wider community. A relative clause introduced by ʾăšer situates Shiloh within Canaan.