Deuteronomy 18:14:11Deut.18.14.W11TAB
וְאַתָּ֕ה
veata
“but you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /jiʃˈmaː.ʔu/
Meaning by language
- English
- but you
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-TA
- clause
ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The imperfect yishmeu {יִשְׁמָעוּ | yiš-mā-ʿû} ‘they listen’ indicates habitual action, which is then contrasted by veatah {וְאַתָּה | wə-ʾă-tâ} ‘but you’ to shift focus.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 18:14, so the Hebrew word וְאַתָּ֕ה (veata) 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.18.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W11.S1) and character.