Deuteronomy 21:11:8Deut.21.11.W8TAB
לְךָ֖
lekha
“for yourself”
- Transliteration
- le-KHA
- Extended
- leh-KHAH
- IPA
- /lɛˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA
- clause
ve-kha-shak-TA BAH ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA le-i-SHA
- sentence
ve-ra-i-TA ba-shiv-YA E-shet ye-FAT-TO-ar ve-kha-shak-TA BAH ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The clause concludes with ve-lakachta le-kha le-ishah {וְלָקַחְתָּ לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה | wə-lā-qāḥ-tā lə-kā lə-ʾiš-šāh}, literally “and you took for yourself as a wife,” where the sequence of two prepositional phrases emphasizes personal appropriation and marital status. The formal translation retains the conditional “when” and mirrors Hebrew structure, while the dynamic uses “if” and smoother phrasing to reflect causal relationship and modern readability.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:11
And when you see among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her , then you may take her for yourself as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 21:11, so the Hebrew word לְךָ֖ (lekha) 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.21.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.11.W8.S1) and character.