Judges 19:23:16Judg.19.23.W16TAB
אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ
altaasu
“do not do”
- Transliteration
- al-ta-a-SU
- Extended
- ahl-tah-ah-SOO
- IPA
- /ʔal.ta.ʕăˈṣuː/
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
- clause
a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit va-yo-MER a-le-HEM al-a-KHAI al-ta-RE-u NA a-kha-RE a-sher-BA ha-ISH ha-ZE al-BE-ti al-ta-a-SU et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The repetition of al before taʿasu et han’valah hazot {אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת | ʾal-taʿăśû ʾet hannəvālāh hazzōṯ} creates a climactic parallelism that underscores moral urgency. The English renditions preserve this structure and highlight the host’s protective role.
In context — Judges 19:23
And the man, the owner of the house , went out to them and said, “No, my brothers, do not do harm, please. After this man has come into my house, do not do this disgraceful act .”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 19:23, so the Hebrew word אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ (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 Judg.19.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.23.W16.S1) and character.