יִקָּחֶֽךָ׃ (yiq·qā·ḥe·ḵā) in Deuteronomy 30:4: Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

Hebrew-verb

Verb

Qal

Imperfect

Third

Masculine

Singular

Second person masculine singular

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

The imperfect form should be read from the movement of this sentence rather than treated as a simple English future in every context.

This form carries the BSB rendering "and return you" within Deuteronomy 30:4. Deuteronomy 30 gathers covenant return, the nearness of the command, love for the Lord, obedience, and the call to choose life.

The Lord's restoration promise in Deuteronomy 30:4, where He gathers and returns the scattered people

The Qal imperfect with a second-person suffix in the promised restoration sequence

It states the Lord's action toward the addressed people, returning them from the farthest places.

It does not prove a full restoration theology from the verb form alone; the passage supplies the covenant-return frame.

High: The form carries a promised divine action in the covenant-return sequence.

Qal imperfect third masculine singular with 2ms suffix. states the Lord's action toward the addressed people in returning them. Attached to the restoration sequence in Deuteronomy 30:4. Governed by the promise statement and suffix reference. The imperfect should be read within the promise sequence, not flattened into a generic future.

Who returns the scattered people in this verse? The Lord acts to return them.

Direct: The imperfect and suffix directly support the rendering "and return you."

The imperfect belongs to a promise sequence and should be read through that context. The suffix identifies the addressed people as the object of the Lord's action. The form supports the promise but does not by itself define all restoration theology.

Imperfect always means simple future: The form is future-oriented here because the promise context gives that force. suffix meaning can be assumed: The suffix must be tied to the addressed covenant people in Deuteronomy 30. grammar alone proves restoration doctrine: The form marks one action; the passage and canon govern the doctrine.

The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:4 links the English rendering "and return you" with יִקָּחֶֽךָ׃, Strong's H3947, and the morphology label V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms.

H3947 is represented here by the lemma לָקַח. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "and return you" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.

The imperfect is part of the restoration promise, and the suffix identifies the addressed people as the object of the Lord's action.

Deuteronomy 30 gathers covenant return, the nearness of the command, love for the Lord, obedience, and the call to choose life.

The form fits Deuteronomy's covenant pattern: redemption is remembered, the command is heard, and obedience is taught as life before the Lord.

When teaching Deuteronomy 30:4, use this form to show that restoration is the Lord's action toward the scattered people.

Do not derive a full doctrine of restoration, exile, or return from V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms alone. The form marks one promised action in Deuteronomy 30:4.