Joshua 23:3:1Josh.23.3.W1TAB
וְאַתֶּ֣ם
veatem
“And you”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-TEM
- Extended
- veh-a-TEHM
- IPA
- /vəʔatˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- And you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TEM re-i-TEM
- clause
ve-a-TEM re-i-TEM ET KOL-a-SHER a-SA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem le-KOL-ha-go-YIM ha-EI-leh mip-nei-KHEM
- sentence
ve-a-TEM re-i-TEM ET KOL-a-SHER a-SA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem le-KOL-ha-go-YIM ha-EI-leh mip-nei-KHEM KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM
Exegesis
The opening conjunction ve-atem {וְאַתֶּם | wə-ʾat-tem} ‘and you’ links this charge to the preceding address, directly involving the audience.
In context — Joshua 23:3
And you yourselves have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations before you, for it is the LORD your God who is fighting for you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 23:3, so the Hebrew word וְאַתֶּ֣ם (veatem) 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.23.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.3.W1.S1) and character.