Deuteronomy 16:10:12Deut.16.10.W12TAB
יְבָרֶכְךָ֖
yevarekha
“the LORD your God blesses you”
- Transliteration
- ye-va-re-KHA
- Extended
- yeh-va-REHK-kha
- IPA
- /jəvaˈrexxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD your God blesses you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ye-va-re-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER ye-va-re-KHA
- clause
ka-a-SHER ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ve-a-si-TA KHAG sha-vu-OT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-SAT nid-VAT yad-KHA a-SHER ti-TEN ka-a-SHER ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The clause ka’asher yeṿārechekha YHWH elohekha {כַּאֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ka-ʾa-šer yə-vā-rê-ḵə-ḵā Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-he-ḵā} links the extent of the gift to divine blessing. The English order foregrounds human initiative before divine provision.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:10
And you shall observe the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God with a portion of a freewill offering from your hand , which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 16:10, so the Hebrew word יְבָרֶכְךָ֖ (yevarekha) 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.16.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.10.W12.S1) and character.