וְאַ֨ךְ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאַ֨ךְ

   ve-AKH

   but now
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאַ֨ךְ אִם־טְמֵאָ֜ה

   ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah

   but now if it is unclean
3. clause🔊 וְאַ֨ךְ אִם־טְמֵאָ֜ה אֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם עִבְר֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֶל־אֶ֨רֶץ אֲחֻזַּ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָֽׁכַן־שָׁם֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּ בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ

   ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu

   but now if it is unclean the land of your possession pass over for yourselves into the land of the LORD's possession where the dwelling is, there the tabernacle of the LORD and take possession among us
4. sentence🔊 וְאַ֨ךְ אִם־טְמֵאָ֜ה אֶ֣רֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶ֗ם עִבְר֨וּ לָכֶ֜ם אֶל־אֶ֨רֶץ אֲחֻזַּ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָֽׁכַן־שָׁם֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה וְהֵאָחֲז֖וּ בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ וּבַֽיהוָ֣ה אַל־תִּמְרֹ֗דוּ וְאֹתָ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־תִּמְרֹ֔דוּ בִּבְנֹֽתְכֶ֤ם לָכֶם֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֔י מִזְבַּ֖ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

   ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu

   but now if it is unclean the land of your possession pass over for yourselves into the land of the LORD's possession where the dwelling is, there the tabernacle of the LORD and take possession among us but against the LORD do not rebel and us do not rebel against by building for yourselves for yourselves an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God

Exegesis

The verse opens with the restrictive conjunction veakh {וְאַךְ | və-ʾaḵ} ‘but; however’ introducing a conditional clause headed by im-temeah {אִם־טְמֵאָה | ʾim-təmēʾāh} ‘if it is unclean.’