וּבָאִים֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּבָאִים֙

   u-va-IM

   and coming
2. clause🔊 וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְי֤וּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ וּבָאִים֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשַׁבָּ֑ת

   va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT

   and I said to the Levites who they should be purifying themselves and coming guarding the gates to make holy the day of the Sabbath
3. sentence🔊 וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְי֤וּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ וּבָאִים֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים לְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשַׁבָּ֑ת גַּם־זֹאת֙ זָכְרָה־לִּ֣י אֱלֹהַ֔י וְח֥וּסָה עָלַ֖י כְּרֹ֥ב חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

   va-OM-ra la-le-vi-YIM a-SHER yih-YU mi-ta-ha-RIM u-va-IM sho-me-RIM ha-she-a-RIM le-ka-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT gam-ZOT za-khe-RA-li e-lo-HAI ve-KHU-sa a-LAI ke-ROV khas-DE-kha

   and I said to the Levites who they should be purifying themselves and coming guarding the gates to make holy the day of the Sabbath also this remember for me my God and have pity upon me according to the greatness of your steadfast love

Exegesis

The relative clause asher yihyu mitaharim uvaim shomrim hashearim {אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְי֤וּ מִֽטַּהֲרִים֙ וּבָאִים֙ שֹׁמְרִ֣ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים | ’ăšer yiḥyû miṭaḥārîm ūvā’îm šomrîm ha-še‘ārîm} ‘who will be purifying themselves and coming to guard the gates’ functions as a circumstantial clause specifying their preparatory ritual and security duty.