הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

   ha-lakh-TA

   went
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

   a-SHER ha-lakh-TA

   which went
3. clause🔊 וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

   veh-LO ta-SHUV bah-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-lakh-TA

   and not return by the way which went
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

   kee-KEHN tsi-WA oh-TEE bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR loh-to-KHAL LE-khem veh-LO tish-teh-MAA-yim veh-LO ta-SHUV bah-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-lakh-TA

   for thus commanded me by the word of LORD saying not eat bread and not drink water and not return by the way which went

Exegesis

The final prepositional phrase plus relative clause, בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ {בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלָכְתָּ | bad-dereḵ ʾăšer hālak-tā}, narrows the third prohibition to a specific route, portraying obedience as concrete, measurable action rather than a general attitude.