Deuteronomy 17:1:13Deut.17.1.W13TAB
כִּ֧י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
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KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI to-a-VAT
- clause
KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
- sentence
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} marks the causal clause that follows: to’evat YHWH Eloheikha hu {תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא | tō-ʿă-vat Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā hū} ‘an abomination to the LORD your God it is.’ The resumptive pronoun hu emphasizes the divine verdict on blemished offerings. The English translation preserves the Hebrew sequence of prohibition, specification, and rationale.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect , for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 17:1, so the Hebrew word כִּ֧י (ki) 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 Deut.17.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.1.W13.S1) and character.