לַיהוָ֑ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לַיהוָ֑ה

   la-ye-ho-VAH

   for the LORD
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה

   KI la-ye-ho-VAH

   for for the LORD
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה

   va-YO-mer el-ha-sho-fe-TIM re-U MA-a-tem o-SIM KI LO le-a-DAM tish-pe-TU KI la-ye-ho-VAH

   and he said to the judges see or consider what you are doing for not for a human or for man you judge for for the LORD
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם בִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

   va-YO-mer el-ha-sho-fe-TIM re-U MA-a-tem o-SIM KI LO le-a-DAM tish-pe-TU KI la-ye-ho-VAH ve-im-ma-KHEM bid-VAR mish-PAT

   and he said to the judges see or consider what you are doing for not for a human or for man you judge for for the LORD and with you in the matter of judgment

Exegesis

The first ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the ground for the warning, while the negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} sets up a sharp contrast between leadam {לְאָדָם | lə-ʾāḏām} ‘for man’ and laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-YHWH} ‘for the LORD’, framing judicial work as accountable to God rather than human authority.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ה־י־הHeh–Yod–Heh

“to be, to exist”