Exodus 22:21:3Exod.22.21.W3TABWLC Exodus 22:20
וְלֹ֣א
velo
“and do not”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /wəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do 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 til-kha-TSE-nu
- 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 22:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 22:21, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֣א (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 Exod.22.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.21.W3.S1) and character.