שְׁמִ֖י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שְׁמִ֖י

   she-MI

   my name
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֥י שְׁמִ֖י

   KI she-MI

   for my name
3. clause🔊 כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יִשָּׂא֙ לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י שְׁמִ֖י בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃

   KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO

   for not pardon your transgression for my name within him
4. sentence🔊 הִשָּׁ֧מֶר מִפָּנָ֛יו וּשְׁמַ֥ע בְּקֹל֖וֹ אַל־תַּמֵּ֣ר בּ֑וֹ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יִשָּׂא֙ לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י שְׁמִ֖י בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃

   hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO ahl-ta-MER BO KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO

   beware before him obey his voice do not rebel against him for not pardon your transgression for my name within him

Exegesis

The second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the verbless clause shemi bekirbo {שְׁמִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ | šēmî bē-qirbô} ‘My Name is within him’, underscoring divine indwelling. Parataxis is mirrored in English punctuation to preserve clause relationships and theological emphasis.