Deuteronomy 24:13:3Deut.24.13.W3TAB

ל֤וֹ

lo

to him

Transliteration
LO
Extended
LOH
IPA
/loː/

Meaning by language

English
to him

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-SHEV ta-SHIV LO ET-ha-a-VOT

  3. clause

    ha-SHEV ta-SHIV LO ET-ha-a-VOT ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh ve-sha-KHAV be-sal-ma-TO u-ve-ra-KHE-kha

  4. sentence

    ha-SHEV ta-SHIV LO ET-ha-a-VOT ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh ve-sha-KHAV be-sal-ma-TO u-ve-ra-KHE-kha u-le-KHA tih-YE tse-da-KA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

Exegesis

The direct object marker follows the recipient phrase lo et {לוֹ אֶת | lō ʾet} ‘to him’ to enforce the restitution command.

Root and etymology

ל־ו־י

attached, joined

In contextDeuteronomy 24:13

You must surely return the pledge to him at sunset so that he may lie down in his garment and bless you, and that will count as righteousness for you before the LORD your God .

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 24:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 24:13, so the Hebrew word ל֤וֹ (lo) 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.24.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.24.13.W3.S1) and character.