Deuteronomy 13:18:7Deut.13.18.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:19
אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֛יו
etkolmitsvotav
“all His commandments”
- Transliteration
- et-KOL-mits-vo-TAV
- Extended
- EHT-KAAL-mits-voh-TAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈkal.mits.voˈtaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- all His commandments
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KOL-mits-vo-TAV
- sentence
ki tish-MA be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha lish-MOR et-KOL-mits-vo-TAV a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA ha-YOM la-a-SOT ha-ya-SHAR be-ei-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase lishmor et kol mitzvotav “to keep all His commandments” functions as the purpose of listening, with et {אֶת | ʼet} marking the direct object.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:18
This will be so when you listen to the voice of the LORD your God , keeping all His commandments that I command you today, and doing what is upright in the eyes of the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 13:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֛יו (etkolmitsvotav) 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.13.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.18.W7.S1) and character.