Genesis 19:8:18Gen.19.8.W18TAB
אַל־תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ
altaasu
“do not do”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-a-SU
- Extended
- al-tah-ah-SOO
- IPA
- /ʔal.ta.ʕa.ˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not do
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
al-ta-a-SU
- phraseyour reading level
al-ta-a-SU da-VAR
- clause
RAK la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL al-ta-a-SU da-VAR ki-al-KEN ba-U be-TSEL ko-ra-TI
- sentence
hi-neh-NA LI she-TE va-NOT a-SHER lo-ya-de-U ISH o-tsi-a-NA e-te-HEN a-lei-KHEM va-a-SU la-HEN ka-TOV be-ei-nei-KHEM RAK la-a-na-SHIM ha-EL al-ta-a-SU da-VAR ki-al-KEN ba-U be-TSEL ko-ra-TI
Exegesis
The particle rak {רַק | raq} introduces the prohibition al-ta'asu davar {אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ דָבָר | ʾal-ta-ʿă-śû dā-ḇār}, ‘do not do anything’, establishing a protective boundary around la-anashim ha-el {לָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵל | lā-ʾă-nā-šîm hā-ʾēl}.
In context — Genesis 19:8
Behold, please, I have two daughters who have not known a man . Let me, please, bring them out to you, and you may do to them as is good in your eyes . Only, do not do anything to these men, because for this reason they have come under the shadow of my roof.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Genesis 19:8, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּעֲשׂ֣וּ (altaasu) 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 Gen.19.8.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.8.W18.S1) and character.