השליח אמר שהמשלוח יגיע בין 2 ל-4, ולכן נשארתי בבית.

השליח means the courier, the delivery person, or the messenger, depending on context.

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English. So:

• שליח = a courier / messenger
• השליח = the courier / messenger

In this sentence, it refers to a specific courier already understood from the situation.

אמר is past tense, third person masculine singular:

• הוא אמר = he said

Since השליח is a masculine singular noun, אמר matches it.

This is a very common Hebrew pattern:

• הילד אמר = the boy said
• המורה אמר = the teacher said

If the subject were feminine, it would be אמרה.

The ש־ is a very common Hebrew connector meaning that.

So:

• אמר שהמשלוח יגיע = said that the delivery would arrive

Hebrew often attaches this ש־ directly to the next word, instead of writing it separately.

Breakdown:

• ש־ = that
• המשלוח = the delivery

Together:

• שהמשלוח = that the delivery

In everyday Hebrew, this ש־ is extremely common.

This is a very common source of confusion because the words look related.

• השליח = the courier / delivery person
• המשלוח = the delivery / shipment / package delivery

So in the sentence:

• השליח אמר = the courier said
• שהמשלוח יגיע = that the delivery would arrive

In other words, the person spoke, and the delivery/package is the thing that will arrive.

יגיע means will arrive or will get there. It is future tense, third person masculine singular.

That makes sense because the courier is talking about something that has not happened yet: the delivery is expected later.

• המשלוח יגיע = the delivery will arrive

Since המשלוח is masculine singular, the verb is also masculine singular.

The basic dictionary form is להגיע, which means to arrive or to reach.

So:

• להגיע = to arrive
• יגיע = he/it will arrive

In this sentence, it will arrive, referring to המשלוח.

A few useful forms:

• המשלוח הגיע = the delivery arrived
• המשלוח יגיע = the delivery will arrive

בין ... ל־... means between ... and ...

So:

• בין 2 ל-4 = between 2 and 4

This is a fixed pattern in Hebrew:

• בין יום שני ליום רביעי = between Monday and Wednesday
• בין 10 ל-12 = between 10 and 12

A native English speaker may expect a word meaning and, but Hebrew uses ל־ here, not ו־.

So after בין, the second item is introduced with ל־.

The hyphen shows that ל־ is a prefix attached to the number.

Hebrew often writes prepositions as prefixes:

• ב־ = in / at
• ל־ = to / for / here in this pattern and after between
• מ־ = from
• ה־ = the

When the next part is written as a numeral, a hyphen is often used for clarity:

• ל-4 = to 4

So here it is just showing that the prefix belongs to the number.

Yes. In this sentence, בין 2 ל-4 normally means between 2 and 4 o’clock.

Hebrew often leaves out the word שעות or בשתיים / בארבע when the meaning is obvious from context, especially in delivery windows, appointments, and schedules.

So the full idea is:

• between 2 and 4
• meaning between two o’clock and four o’clock

ולכן means and therefore, so, or for that reason.

Breakdown:

• ו־ = and
• לכן = therefore / so

So:

• ולכן נשארתי בבית = and therefore I stayed home
• more naturally in English: so I stayed home

It links cause and result:

1. the courier gave a delivery window
2. therefore, the speaker stayed home

נשארתי is past tense, first person singular:

• נשארתי = I stayed / I remained

The ending ־תי is a very common marker for I in the past tense.

Examples:

• אמרתי = I said
• הלכתי = I went
• נשארתי = I stayed

So the speaker is saying what they did after hearing the delivery time.

The dictionary form is להישאר, meaning to stay or to remain.

So:

• להישאר = to stay
• נשארתי = I stayed

This verb is very common in everyday Hebrew:

• נשארתי בבית = I stayed at home
• הוא נשאר בעבודה = he stayed at work

בבית literally means in the house / at home, depending on context.

In everyday Hebrew, להישאר בבית is the normal way to say to stay home or to stay at home.

So:

• נשארתי בבית = I stayed home / I stayed at home

Even though the literal meaning is close to in the house, the natural English translation here is usually at home or simply home.

Yes, it is very normal.

The sentence is:

• השליח אמר = the courier said
• שהמשלוח יגיע בין 2 ל-4 = that the delivery would arrive between 2 and 4
• ולכן נשארתי בבית = so I stayed home

This is a very standard Hebrew structure:

1. subject + verb
2. ש־ clause
3. result clause

It is quite parallel to English:

• The courier said that the delivery would arrive between 2 and 4, so I stayed home.

Hebrew often uses the future tense where English might use would in reported speech.

So:

• השליח אמר שהמשלוח יגיע
  literally: The courier said that the delivery will arrive
• natural English: The courier said that the delivery would arrive

This is a normal translation difference. Hebrew does not always shift tenses in reported speech the way English often does.

So the Hebrew is completely natural, even though English usually says would arrive after said.

A natural pronunciation would be:

ha-sha-LI-ach a-MAR she-ha-mish-LO-ach ya-GI-a bein shta-yim le-ar-BA, ve-la-CHEN nish-AR-ti ba-BA-yit

A few notes:

• השליח = ha-sha-LI-ach
• שהמשלוח = she-ha-mish-LO-ach
• יגיע = ya-GI-a
• ולכן = ve-la-CHEN
• בבית = ba-BAY-it or ba-BA-yit, depending on accent/style

You may also hear slightly different pronunciations in fast everyday speech, but those are normal.