Deuteronomy 19:10:1Deut.19.10.W1TAB
וְלֹ֤א
velo
“so that not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH
- clause
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH DAM na-KI be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA
- sentence
ve-LO yi-sha-FEKH DAM na-KI be-KE-rev ar-tse-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN le-KHA na-ha-LA ve-ha-YA a-LE-kha da-MIM
Exegesis
This translation follows the Hebrew syntax closely, beginning with velo {וְלֹא | wə-lō} ‘and not’ as a strong prohibition.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:10
And let not innocent blood be shed in the midst of your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that there will not be bloodguilt upon you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:10, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֤א (velo) 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.10.W1.S1) and character.