לְבִלְתִּ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְבִלְתִּ֥י

   le-vil-TI

   so as not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְבִלְתִּ֥י סוּר־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ

   le-vil-TI sur-mi-ME-nu

   so as not to turn aside from it
3. clause🔊 לְבִלְתִּ֥י סוּר־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

   le-vil-TI sur-mi-ME-nu ya-MIN u-se-MOL

   so as not to turn aside from it to the right hand nor to the left
4. sentence🔊 וַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣ם מְאֹ֔ד לִשְׁמֹ֣ר וְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹת אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַכָּת֔וּב בְּסֵ֖פֶר תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה לְבִלְתִּ֥י סוּר־מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃

   va-kha-zak-TEM me-OD li-sh-MOR ve-la-a-SOT ET kol-ha-ka-TUV be-SE-fer to-RAT mo-SHEH le-vil-TI sur-mi-ME-nu ya-MIN u-se-MOL

   Therefore, be strong very to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses so as not to turn aside from it to the right hand nor to the left

Exegesis

The purpose clause le-viltî sụ̂r-mimmennu {לְבִלְתִּי סוּר־מִמֶּנּוּ‎ | le-vilti sụ̂r-mimmennu} “so as not to turn aside from it” governs the merism yāmin ušmōl {יָמִין וּשְׂמּוֹל‎ | yāmin ušmōl} “right and-left,” emphasizing total fidelity without deviation.