Deuteronomy 15:6:12Deut.15.6.W12TAB
וּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙
umashalta
“and you shall rule”
- Transliteration
- u-ma-shal-TA
- Extended
- oo-mah-shal-TAH
- IPA
- /umaːʃalˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall rule
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
u-ma-shal-TA
- clause
ve-ha-a-vat-TA go-YIM ra-bim ve-a-TA LO ta-a-VOT u-ma-shal-TA be-go-YIM ra-bim u-ve-KHA LO yim-SHO-lu
- sentence
ki-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-rakh-KHA ka-a-SHER di-BER-lakh ve-ha-a-vat-TA go-YIM ra-bim ve-a-TA LO ta-a-VOT u-ma-shal-TA be-go-YIM ra-bim u-ve-KHA LO yim-SHO-lu
Exegesis
The parallel Hifil and Qal sequences in vehaavatta goyim rabbim {וְהַעֲבַטְתָּ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים | wə-ḥā-ʿa-ḇattā gô-yim rabbîm} and umashelta begôyim rabbim {וּמָשַׁלְתָּ בְּגוֹיִם רַבִּים | ū-ma-šal-tā bə-gô-yim rabbîm} frame active agency over nations, while the negations lō taavot {לֹא תַעֲבֹט | lō ta-ʿa-ḇōṭ} and lō yimsholû {לֹא יִמְשֹׁלוּ | lō yim-šō-lū} enforce reciprocal freedom. The use of vav-consecutive verbs structures a clear chronological progression. English renderings preserve these logical parallels through coordinated clauses.
Root and etymology
m-sh-l
“to rule, govern”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:6
For the LORD your God has blessed you just as He promised to you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, and they will not rule over you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 15:6, so the Hebrew word וּמָֽשַׁלְתָּ֙ (umashalta) 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.15.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.6.W12.S1) and character.