Deuteronomy 13:4:7Deut.13.4.W7TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:5
וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָיו
veetmitsvotav
“and his commandments”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-mits-vo-TAV
- Extended
- veh-EET-mits-voh-TAV
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.mits.ˌvoːˈtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his commandments
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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' as in go | |
| 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
ve-ET-mits-vo-TAV
- sentence
a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem te-LE-khu ve-o-TO ti-ra-U ve-ET-mits-vo-TAV tish-mo-RU u-ve-ko-LO tish-ma-U ve-o-TO ta-a-vo-DU u-VO tid-ba-KUN
Exegesis
Direct object pronouns in ve-oto {וְאֹתוֹ | wə-ʾō-tô} and the accusative marker in ve-et-mitzvotav {וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָיו | wə-ʾet-mitz-vō-tāw} highlight focus on both the Divine person and His commandments.
In context — Deuteronomy 13:4
You shall walk after the LORD your God ; you shall fear Him, guard His commandments, listen to His voice , serve Him, and cling to Him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 13:4, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָיו (veetmitsvotav) 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.13.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.4.W7.S1) and character.