Deuteronomy 18:5:6Deut.18.5.W6TAB
מִכָּל־שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ
mikolshevatekha
“out of all your tribes”
- Transliteration
- mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha
- Extended
- mih-KAAL-sheh-va-TEH-kha
- IPA
- /mikal.ʃəvaˈteːkha/
Meaning by language
- English
- out of all your tribes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha
- clause
KI BO ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha
- sentence
KI BO ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The phrase mikol shevateikha {מִכָּל־שְׁבָטֶיךָ | mi-kôl še-vā-ṯê-kha} ‘from all your tribes’ creates an exclusive scope.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:5
For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and to minister in the name of the LORD, he and his sons all the days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 18:5, so the Hebrew word מִכָּל־שְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ (mikolshevatekha) 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.18.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.5.W6.S1) and character.