Exodus 20:6:5Exod.20.6.W5TAB
וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י
uleshomrei
“and to those who keep”
- Transliteration
- u-le-shom-REI
- Extended
- oo-leh-shohm-REE
- IPA
- /uː.lə.ʃoːm.ˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to those who keep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-shom-REI
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-shom-REI mits-vo-TAI
- clause
le-o-ha-VAI u-le-shom-REI mits-vo-TAI
- sentence
ve-o-SE KHE-sed la-a-la-FIM le-o-ha-VAI u-le-shom-REI mits-vo-TAI
Exegesis
The parallel participial clauses le’ohavai {לְאֹהֲבַ֖י | lə-’ō-ha-vay} and u-leshomrei mitsvotai {וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י מִצְוֺתָֽי | ū-lə-šōm-rê miṣ-wō-ṯāy} form synthetic parallelism, linking inner devotion with obedience. In translation, the Hebrew participles are rendered as finite verbs (“show,” “keep showing”) to preserve both durative aspect and readability.
In context — Exodus 20:6
But I show steadfast love to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 20:6, so the Hebrew word וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (uleshomrei) 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 Exod.20.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.6.W5.S1) and character.