Deuteronomy 23:21:14Deut.23.21.W14TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:22
וְהָיָ֥ה
vehaya
“and it will be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YA
- Extended
- veh-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /vəhaːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will be
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ve-KHA
- clause
ve-ha-YA ve-KHA KHEt
- sentence
ki-ti-DOR NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO te-a-KHER le-shal-MO KI da-ROSH yid-re-SHE-nu Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-im-MAKH ve-ha-YA ve-KHA KHEt
Exegesis
The result clause wə-hā-yâ bə-kha ḥē-ṭāʾ {וְהָיָה בְּךָ חֵטְא | wə-hā-yâ bə-kha ḥē-ṭāʾ} ‘and it will be sin in you’ uses the vav-consecutive perfect to signal consequence, attributing moral responsibility to the vow-maker.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:21
When you make a vow to the LORD your God , you must not be slow to fulfill it , for the LORD your God will surely demand it from you, and it will be sin in you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 23:21, so the Hebrew word וְהָיָ֥ה (vehaya) 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.23.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.21.W14.S1) and character.