Judges 18:14:20Judg.18.14.W20TAB
דְּע֥וּ
deu
“know”
- Transliteration
- de-U
- Extended
- deh-OO
- IPA
- /dəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
de-U
- phraseyour reading level
de-U ma-ta-a-SU
- clause
ve-a-TA de-U ma-ta-a-SU
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM le-rag-GEL ET-ha-A-rets LA-yish va-yo-me-RU el-a-khe-HEM ha-ye-da-TEHM KI YESH ba-ba-TIM ha-E-le e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM u-PE-sel u-mas-se-KHA ve-a-TA de-U ma-ta-a-SU
Exegesis
The imperative de-ʿû {דְּע֥וּ | de-ʿû} “know” followed by māh ta-ʿă-šû {מַה־תַּעֲשֽׂוּ | māh ta-ʿă-šû} “what you will do” issues a call to decision. The translation preserves Hebrew word order, the pause before enumeration, and the climactic exhortation.
In context — Judges 18:14
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish spoke to their brothers, “You should know that these houses contain an ephod , teraphim, a carved image, and a cast image. Now then, decide what you will do.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:14:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Judges 18:14, so the Hebrew word דְּע֥וּ (deu) 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 Judg.18.14.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.14.W20.S1) and character.