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How יַעֲל֖וּ Works in Psalms 51:19
A focused form insight on Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in Psalms 51:19.
Psalms 51:19 - BSB
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
The Question
How does יַעֲל֖וּ function in Psalms 51:19?
Short Answer
יַעֲל֖וּ is a Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in Psalms 51:19. The form clarifies the sacrificial action at the close of the psalm. It supports the restored-worship picture while keeping the altar language connected to the whole psalm, not isolated from repentance.
What the Form Is Doing
יַעֲל֖וּ appears in Psalms 51:19 as a Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. It identifies the sacrificial action associated with bulls on the altar after the psalm has already emphasized brokenness, cleansing, and restored worship.
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural functions in the restored-worship clause of Psalms 51:19. The altar context and sacrificial objects guide the English rendering "will be offered."
Why It Matters for Interpretation
The form clarifies the sacrificial action at the close of the psalm. It supports the restored-worship picture while keeping the altar language connected to the whole psalm, not isolated from repentance.
The form carries the altar action at the close of Psalm 51 after the psalm has emphasized mercy, cleansing, and restored worship.
Translation Effect
The form directly supports the sacrificial action rendered "will be offered."
The form guide should support the public Bible reading, not replace it with a private rendering.
What It Does Not Prove
Do not make the Hifil imperfect alone prove sacrificial theology or passive voice. The form serves this altar clause inside Psalm 51's larger repentance and restoration movement.
Grammar should serve context, not override it.
Do not make the imperfect label prove more than the sentence supports.
Evidence from the Form Guide
The BSB+ row for Psalms 51:19 links the English rendering "will be offered" with יַעֲל֖וּ, Strong's H5927, and the morphology tag V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp.
When teaching Psalms 51:19, use this form to show how restored worship is pictured at the altar without letting the grammar erase the psalm's earlier emphasis on a broken and contrite heart.
What It Does Not Prove
- Do not make the Hifil imperfect alone prove sacrificial theology or passive voice. The form serves this altar clause inside Psalm 51's larger repentance and restoration movement.
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make the imperfect label prove more than the sentence supports.
- Do not use the stem label by itself to settle a theological claim.