Exodus 14:19:10Exod.14.19.W10TAB
וַיִּסַּ֞ע
vayissa
“{And It} moved”
- Transliteration
- va-yis-SA
- Extended
- vah-yis-SAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jisˈsaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And It} moved
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yis-SA
- clause
va-yis-SA am-MUD he-a-NAN mip-NEI-hem va-ya-a-MOD me-a-kha-RE-hem
- sentence
va-yis-SA mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ho-LEKH lif-NEI ma-kha-NE yis-ra-EL va-YE-lekh me-a-kha-RE-hem va-yis-SA am-MUD he-a-NAN mip-NEI-hem va-ya-a-MOD me-a-kha-RE-hem
Exegesis
The initial verb vayyissa {וַיִּסַּע | va-yis-saʿ} ‘and he set out’ is followed by vayeilekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | va-yē-le-ḵ} ‘and he went’, marking temporal progression.
The concluding verbs vayyissa {וַיִּסַּע | va-yis-saʿ} ‘and it moved’ and vaya’amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | va-ya-ʿa-mōḏ} ‘and it stood’ signal the shift from guidance to protective rearguard. English translation shifts the Hebrew VSO order to SVO while maintaining the parallelism of leading and guarding roles.
Root and etymology
ס־ע־ה
“to set out, journey”
In context — Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the pillar of cloud also set out from before them and stood behind them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 14:19, so the Hebrew word וַיִּסַּ֞ע (vayissa) 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 Exod.14.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.19.W10.S1) and character.