וּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה יְשׁוּב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיֹּון֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עֹולָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשֹׂ֤ון וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂיג֔וּן נָ֖סוּ יָגֹ֥ון וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ ס
And the redeemed of YHWH shall return and come to Tsiyyon with singing, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head; gladness and joy shall overtake them, sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Morphology
- וּפְדוּיֵ֨י (u-feduyyei) – Root: פדה (padah); Form: Conjunction + Qal passive participle masculine plural construct; Translation: “and the redeemed of”; Notes: Refers to those redeemed by YHWH.
- יְהוָ֜ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine agent of redemption.
- יְשׁוּב֗וּן (yeshuvun) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with nun-energic suffix; Translation: “shall return”; Notes: Emphasizes certainty of return.
- וּבָ֤אוּ (uvaʾu) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “and they shall come”; Notes: Coordinated with “shall return.”
- צִיֹּון֙ (Tsiyon) – Root: ציון (Tsiyon); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tsiyon”; Notes: Refers to Jerusalem, symbolic of restored communion with YHWH.
- בְּרִנָּ֔ה (be-rinnah) – Root: רנן (ranan); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “with singing”; Notes: Expresses joy and praise.
- וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת (ve-simḥat) – Root: שמח (samach); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “and the joy of”; Notes: Construct phrase modifying “everlasting.”
- עֹולָ֖ם (ʿolam) – Root: עולם (ʿolam); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “everlasting”; Notes: Describes duration and permanence.
- עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם (ʿal-roʾsham) – Root: ראש (roʾsh); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “upon their head”; Notes: Symbol of honor and blessing.
- שָׂשֹׂ֤ון (sason) – Root: שוש (sus); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “gladness”; Notes: Joyful exultation.
- וְשִׂמְחָה֙ (ve-simḥah) – Root: שמח (samach); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and joy”; Notes: Typical pair with “sason” in poetic expressions of rejoicing.
- יַשִּׂיג֔וּן (yassigun) – Root: נשג (nasag); Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with nun-energic suffix; Translation: “shall overtake them”; Notes: Indicates being fully overcome with joy.
- נָ֖סוּ (nasu) – Root: נוס (nus); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they fled”; Notes: Refers to sorrow and sighing being removed.
- יָגֹ֥ון (yagon) – Root: יגון (yagon); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “sorrow”; Notes: Emotional suffering or grief.
- וַאֲנָחָֽה (va-ʾanachah) – Root: אנח (ʾanach); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and sighing”; Notes: Poetic expression of deep lament.