Deuteronomy 13:14:3Deut.13.14.W3TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:15
וְשָׁאָלְתָּ
veshaalta
“and ask”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-AL-ta
- Extended
- veh-sha-AHL-tah
- IPA
- /vəʃaˈʔal.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- and ask
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sha-AL-ta
- sentence
ve-da-RASH-ta ve-kha-KAR-ta ve-sha-AL-ta hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-es-TA ha-to-ei-VAH ha-ZOT be-kir-BE-kha
Exegesis
The Hebrew text features a trio of vav-consecutive Qal perfect verbs—vedarashta {וְדָרַשְׁתָּ | wə-dā-räš-tā} ‘and you shall investigate’, vechakarta {וְחָקַרְתָּ | wə-ḥā-qär-tā} ‘and you shall inquire’, vesha’alṭa {וְשָׁאַלְתָּ | wə-šā-’āl-tā} ‘and you shall ask’—which cumulatively emphasize exhaustive scrutiny.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:14
And you shall investigate, and you shall inquire, and you shall ask thoroughly , and behold, if truth and certainty are found that the matter has been done—the detestable thing —this is in your midst.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 13:14, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁאָלְתָּ (veshaalta) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.13.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.14.W3.S1) and character.