Deuteronomy 17:9:12Deut.17.9.W12TAB

אֵ֖ת

et

Transliteration
ET
Extended
EET
IPA
/ˈʔeːt/

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET

  2. clause

    ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT

  3. sentence

    u-va-TA el-ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-ve-YYIM ve-el-ha-sho-FET a-SHER yih-YE ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-da-rash-TA ve-hig-GI-du le-KHA ET de-VAR ham-mish-PAT

Exegesis

The verbs vedarashta {וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֙ | wə·ḏā·raš·tā} and vehigidu {וְהִגִּידוּ | wə·hîg·gī·dû} structure the inquiry–response dynamic, and the phrase et devar hamishpat {אֵ֖ת דְּבַ֥ר הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט | ʾet də·ḇar ham·miš·pāṭ} focuses on the judicial matter. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s sequential logic and formal legal framework.

In contextDeuteronomy 17:9

And you shall go to the priests of the Levites and to the judge who will be in office in those days, and you shall inquire of them, and they will declare to you the decision of the judgment.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 17:9, so the Hebrew word אֵ֖ת (et) 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.17.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.9.W12.S1) and character.