וַ/יָּשִׁ֥בוּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅

shûwb

and they brought back

To turn back, return, or go back; by extension, to restore, bring back, or reverse an action or state; to turn away from a direction, action, or condition, with a range of nuance from literal physical movement to metaphorical or spiritual turning (such as repentance, restoration, or change in relationship). Used both transitively (to cause to return or restore) and intransitively (to return oneself or revert).

H7725

2 Samuel 3:26 · Word #9

Lexicon H7725

Lemmaשׁוּב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤁
Transliterationshûwb
Strong'sH7725
DefinitionTo turn back, return, or go back; by extension, to restore, bring back, or reverse an action or state; to turn away from a direction, action, or condition, with a range of nuance from literal physical movement to metaphorical or spiritual turning (such as repentance, restoration, or change in relationship). Used both transitively (to cause to return or restore) and intransitively (to return oneself or revert).

Morphology HC/Vhw3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseand they brought back

SIBI-P1 Translation H7725-130

and they caused to return

Morphological NotesVerb, Hiphil (causative) stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem expresses causation, so the action is not merely that they returned, but that they caused something or someone to return or be restored. The sequential imperfect with prefixed waw gives the narrative sense "and they…" while preserving the causative force of the root.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and they caused to return

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 uses a causative construction which is appropriate based on the verbal form (Hiphil). Context fits this rendering as the subjects are causing the return of Avener.