Deuteronomy 17:20:1Deut.17.20.W1TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֤י
levilti
“so that not”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vil-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI
- phraseyour reading level
le-vil-TI RUM-le-va-VO
- clause
le-vil-TI RUM-le-va-VO me-e-khaV u-le-vil-TI SUR min-ha-mits-VAH ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
le-vil-TI RUM-le-va-VO me-e-khaV u-le-vil-TI SUR min-ha-mits-VAH ya-MIN u-se-MOL le-MA-an ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM al-mam-lakh-TO HU u-va-NAV be-KE-rev yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with two sequential purpose clauses marked by the prepositional-negative complex le-bil-ti {לְבִלְתִּי | lə-bil-ti} ‘so that not’, the first governing the Qal infinitive construct rum-levavo {רוּם־לְבָבוֹ | rūm-lə-vā-vō} ‘to be exalted’ with its object meechav {מֵאֶחָיו | mē-ʾe-ḥāw} ‘his heart above his brothers’, the second governing the Qal infinitive construct sur {סוּר | sūr} ‘to turn aside’.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:20
In order that his heart not be lifted above his brothers, and that he not deviate from the commandment to the right or to the left, thereby extending his days over his kingdom—he and his sons—within Israel .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 17:20, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֤י (levilti) 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.17.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.20.W1.S1) and character.