Exodus 22:21:2Exod.22.21.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:20
לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖ה
lotone
“you shall not mistreat”
- Transliteration
- lo-to-NE
- Extended
- loh-toh-NEH
- IPA
- /loː.θoˈnɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall not mistreat
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lo-to-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-GER lo-to-NE
- clause
ve-GER lo-to-NE ve-LO til-kha-TSE-nu
- sentence
ve-GER lo-to-NE ve-LO til-kha-TSE-nu ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The paired negatives lo {לֹא | lōʾ} + toneh {תֹּנֶה | tō-neh} (Piel imperfect) and velo {וְלֹא | vә-lōʾ} + tilhatsennu {תִּלְחָצֶנּוּ | tə-lə-ḥā-ṣě-nû} (Qal imperfect) form a reinforced prohibition against both exploitative and coercive actions.
In context — Exodus 22:21
You shall not exploit a sojourner or press him down with oppression, because you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:21, so the Hebrew word לֹא־תוֹנֶ֖ה (lotone) 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.22.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.21.W2.S1) and character.