Judges 19:23:1Judg.19.23.W1TAB
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
vayetse
“and he went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSE
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayetze {וַיֵּצֵא | wayyēṣēʾ} ‘and he went out,’ which introduces the host’s initiative.
In context — Judges 19:23
And the man, the owner of the house , went out to them and said, “No, my brothers, do not do harm, please. After this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act .”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֣א (vayetse) 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.19.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W1.S1) and character.