יְהוָ֣ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְהוָ֣ה

   ye-ho-VAH

   of the LORD
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ

   ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu

   of the LORD our God
3. clause🔊 מִלְּבַ֗ד מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃

   mil-le-VAD miz-BAkh ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu a-SHER lif-NEI mish-ka-NO

   except for the altar of the LORD our God which stands before His tabernacle
4. sentence🔊 חָלִילָה֩ לָּ֨נוּ מִמֶּ֜נּוּ לִמְרֹ֣ד בַּֽיהוָ֗ה וְלָשׁ֤וּב הַיּוֹם֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לִבְנ֣וֹת מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לְעֹלָ֖ה לְמִנְחָ֣ה וּלְזָ֑בַח מִלְּבַ֗ד מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃

   kha-LI-lah la-NU mi-me-NU lim-ROD ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-la-SHUV ha-YOM mei-a-kha-REI ye-ho-VAH liv-NOT miz-BE-akh le-o-LAH le-min-KHAH ul-za-VAkh mil-le-VAD miz-BAkh ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu a-SHER lif-NEI mish-ka-NO

   Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD and to turn away this day from following the LORD by building an altar for burnt offering for grain offering or for sacrifice except for the altar of the LORD our God which stands before His tabernacle

Exegesis

The paired infinitive constructs limrod {לִמְרֹד | lîm-rôḏ} “to rebel” and we-lashuv {וְלָשׁוּב | wə-lā-šûḇ} “and to turn back” are framed by the prepositions ba-YHWH {בַּיהוָה | bā-Yə-hō-wāh} “against the LORD” and me-acharei YHWH {מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה | mē-ʾă-ḥă-rê Yə-hō-wāh} “from following the LORD,” constructing a covenantal parallelism.

The exclusion millevad mizbeach YHWH elohenu {מִלְּבַד מִזְבֵּחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ | mil-lə-bāḏ miz-bê-aḥ Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} “apart from the altar of the LORD our God” underscores exclusive worship at the tabernacle, and the relative clause asher lipnei mishkano {אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכָּנוֹ | ʾă-šer li-p̄nê miš-kā-nô} “which is before His tabernacle” links proper cultic practice to the sanctuary location.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה🔊 heh–yod–heh

“to be; exist”

• 🔊 אֶהְיֶהʼehyehI AMExodus 3:14