וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ (wə·yaš·mi·‘ê·nū) in Deuteronomy 30:12: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ (wə·yaš·mi·‘ê·nū) in Deuteronomy 30:12
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:12 links the English rendering "and proclaim" with וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ, Strong's H8085, and the parsing label Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms | 1cp.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form shows that the imagined ascent is about the word being proclaimed to the people, not about remote knowledge for its own sake.
How To Communicate It
Use this form to explain how the grammar includes the listeners in the hypothetical proclamation before the verse moves to obedience.
What Not To Say
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make Hifil a mechanical causative rule apart from the verse.
- Do not treat the attached suffix as a full theology of the community; let the verse identify the recipients.
- Do not treat the Hebrew imperfect as a simple English future in every passage.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Hifil
Conjunctive imperfect
Third
Masculine
Singular
Conj-w
First person common plural
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
The conjunctive imperfect is bound to the surrounding purpose or response clause, so the sentence determines its force.
This form carries the BSB rendering "and proclaim" within Deuteronomy 30:12. Deuteronomy 30 gathers covenant return, the nearness of the command, love for the Lord, obedience, and the call to choose life.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The hypothetical proclamation of the command from heaven
Moses' argument that the command is not inaccessible in heaven
It presents the proposed messenger as making the word heard by the community so that they may obey it.
The Hifil form does not by itself prove a doctrine of revelation; the Deuteronomy argument supplies the claim.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The form names the hypothetical proclamation that would make the command heard by the people.
Conjunctive Hifil imperfect with community recipient suffix. identifies the community as recipients of the proclaimed word. Attached to the and proclaim clause. Governed by the question about bringing the command down from heaven. Hifil supports make-heard or proclaim force here; the rhetorical question supplies the argument.
Who would receive the proclaimed word? The community would receive it, so that they may obey it.
Direct: The form and suffix support a rendering such as and proclaim it to us.
Hifil supports make-heard or proclaim force here, but the clause determines the English wording. The first-person plural suffix marks the recipient community. The rhetorical question frames the action as hypothetical.
Hifil always maps to one English causative word: Hifil supports the verbal force, but English may express it as proclaim depending on the clause.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The BSB+ row for Deuteronomy 30:12 links the English rendering "and proclaim" with וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ, Strong's H8085, and the parsing label Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms | 1cp.
H8085 is represented here by the lemma שָׁמַע. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "and proclaim" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The Hifil form supports the idea of causing the community to hear or having the word proclaimed to them. The first-person plural suffix marks the community as recipient, and the rhetorical question controls the force.
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.
Use this form to explain how the grammar includes the listeners in the hypothetical proclamation before the verse moves to obedience.
Do not derive a full word study, grammar doctrine, or passage theology from Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms | 1cp alone. Deuteronomy 30 supplies the rhetorical question and proclamation setting.