Exodus 18:21:8Exod.18.21.W8TAB
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣
vesamta
“and place”
- Transliteration
- ve-sam-TA
- Extended
- veh-sahm-TAH
- IPA
- /vəʃamˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and place
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sam-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM
- clause
ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-khe-ZE mi-KOL-ha-AM an-SHEI-KHAY-il yir-EI e-lo-HIM an-SHEI e-MET sohn-EI VAA-tsa ve-sam-TA a-le-HEM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
Exegesis
The clause beginning with vesamta {וְשַׂמְתָּ | wə-śam-tā} ‘and you shall set’ continues the directive sequence, with alehem {עֲלֵהֶם | ʿă-lê-hem} ‘over them’ marking the leaders’ authority.
In context — Exodus 18:21
And you shall select from all the people men of ability , those who fear God , men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall appoint them as leaders over thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 18:21, so the Hebrew word וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ (vesamta) 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.18.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.21.W8.S1) and character.