Jeremiah 17:24:6Jer.17.24.W6TAB
לְבִלְתִּ֣י
levilti
“so as not to”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI
- Extended
- leh-vihl-TEE
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so as not to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI
- phraseyour reading level
le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA
- clause
ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA im-sha-MO-a tish-me-UN e-LAI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH le-vil-TI ha-VI mas-SA be-sha-a-RE ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YOM ha-sha-BAT u-le-kad-DESH et-YOM ha-sha-BAT le-vil-TI a-SOT-va BO kal-me-la-KHA
Exegesis
The apodosis comprises two parallel infinitive constructs in purpose clauses: levilti havi massa {לְבִלְתִּי הָבִיא מַשָּׂא | lə-ḇil-tî hā-ḇîʾ mas-śāʾ} and u-leqaddesh et-yom hashabbat {וּלְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת־יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת | ū-lə-qad-dēš ʾet-yōm ha-šab-bāṯ}.
The repeated negative levilti asot bo kol-melakhah {לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת־בּוֹ כָּל־מְלָאכָה | lə-ḇil-tî ʿă-śōṯ bō kol-mə-lā-ʾāḵāh} intensifies the prohibition against all work. English rendering preserves the layered conditional and parallel structure to maintain legal force and rhetorical balance.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, inner self”
In context — Jeremiah 17:24
And it will be, if you will surely listen to Me, declares the LORD , that you bring no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and that you consecrate the Sabbath day by refraining from all work within it.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 17:24, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּ֣י (levilti) 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 Jer.17.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.24.W6.S1) and character.