Deuteronomy 18:20:10Deut.18.20.W10TAB
לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙
lotsivitiv
“I did not command him”
- Transliteration
- lo-tsi-vi-TIV
- Extended
- loh-tsiv-VEE-teev
- IPA
- /loʔ.tsiv.viˈtiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- I did not command him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-tsi-vi-TIV
- phraseyour reading level
ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV
- clause
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} links the prohibition lo-tsivitiv {לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו | lō-ṣî-wî-ṯî-w} to the infinitive ledaber.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־צִוִּיתִיו֙ (lotsivitiv) 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.18.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W10.S1) and character.