Joshua 20:3:7Josh.20.3.W7TAB
וְהָי֤וּ
vehayu
“and they shall be”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-YU
- Extended
- veh-hah-YOO
- IPA
- /vəhaˈjuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall be
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-YU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YU la-KHEM
- clause
ve-ha-YU la-KHEM le-mik-LAT mig-go-EL ha-DAM
- sentence
la-NUS SHA-mah ro-TSE-akh ma-KEH-NE-fesh bish-ga-GAH biv-LI-DA-at ve-ha-YU la-KHEM le-mik-LAT mig-go-EL ha-DAM
Exegesis
The clause introduced by vehayu {וְהָי֤וּ | wəhāyû} shifts from eligibility to outcome, presenting the cities as an ongoing protective provision: “and they shall be for you for refuge.”
In context — Joshua 20:3
The manslayer who strikes a person unintentionally without knowledge may flee there, and they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 20:3, so the Hebrew word וְהָי֤וּ (vehayu) 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 Josh.20.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.3.W7.S1) and character.