לֹ֥א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לֹ֥א

   LO

   not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לֹ֥א תְמִית֖וּהָ

   LO te-mi-TU-ha

   not put her to death
3. clause🔊 כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֥א תְמִית֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

   KI a-MAR ha-ko-HEN LO te-mi-TU-ha BET ye-ho-VAH

   for he said the priest not put her to death house of the LORD
4. sentence🔊 וַיּוֹצֵא֩ יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּא֣וֹת פְּקוּדֵ֣י הַחַ֗יִל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ הֽוֹצִיא֙וּהָ֙ אֶל־מִבֵּ֣ית הַשְּׂדֵר֔וֹת וְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ יוּמַ֣ת בֶּחָ֑רֶב כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֥א תְמִית֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

   va-yo-TSAY ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN et-sa-RE ha-me-OT pe-ku-DE ha-kha-YIL va-yo-MER a-le-HEM ho-tsi-U-ha el-mib-BET has-de-ROT ve-ha-BA a-kha-re-HA yu-MAT be-kha-REV KI a-MAR ha-ko-HEN LO te-mi-TU-ha BET ye-ho-VAH

   and he brought out Jehoiada the priest {direct object marker} commanders of the hundreds appointed over the force or the army and he said to them bring her out to from within the ranks and the one coming after her shall be put to death with the sword for he said the priest not put her to death house of the LORD

Exegesis

The conjunction kî introduces the priest’s restriction in kî ʾāmar hakkōhēn lōʾ təmîṯūhā bēṯ YHWH {כִּ֚י אָמַר הַכֹּהֵן לֹא תְמִית֖וּהָ בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה | kî ʾāmar hakkōhēn lōʾ təmîṯūhā bēṯ YHWH} ‘for the priest had said, “Do not put her to death in the house of the LORD,”’ setting a sacred boundary that underscores the holiness of the sanctuary.