Joshua 23:7:1Josh.23.7.W1TAB
לְבִלְתִּי־בוֹא֙
leviltivo
“so that you will not come”
- Transliteration
- le-vil-TI-VO
- Extended
- leh-vil-TEE-VOH
- IPA
- /ləvilˈtiː-voːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that you will not come
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vil-TI-VO
- clause
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM
- sentence
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negative purpose marker levilti {לְבִלְתִּי | lə·vil·ti} ‘so as not to’ joined with the infinitive construct vo {בּוֹא | bō·ʾ} ‘to enter’, creating a prohibitive purpose clause.
In context — Joshua 23:7
So you must not mingle with these nations that remain among you; you must not invoke the name of their gods , nor swear by them, nor serve them, nor bow down to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 23:7, so the Hebrew word לְבִלְתִּי־בוֹא֙ (leviltivo) 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 Josh.23.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.7.W1.S1) and character.