Exodus 21:13:7Exod.21.13.W7TAB
וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י
vesamti
“I will appoint”
- Transliteration
- ve-sam-TI
- Extended
- veh-sahm-TEE
- IPA
- /wə.sam.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will appoint
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sam-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sam-TI le-KHA
- clause
ve-sam-TI le-KHA ma-KOM a-SHER ya-NOOS sha-MA
- sentence
va-a-SHER LO tsa-DA ve-ha-e-lo-HIM i-NA le-ya-DO ve-sam-TI le-KHA ma-KOM a-SHER ya-NOOS sha-MA
Exegesis
The conjunction in veshamti {וְשַׂמְתִּי | wə-śam-tî} ‘and I appointed’ introduces the apodosis specifying the legal provision.
In context — Exodus 21:13
If he did not lie in wait but God delivered him into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 21:13, so the Hebrew word וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י (vesamti) 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.21.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.13.W7.S1) and character.