לֹ֥א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לֹ֥א

   LO

   not
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ

   LO tak-REE-voo

   not offer
3. clause🔊 וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה

   u-ma-UKH ve-kha-TUT ve-na-TUK ve-kha-RUT LO tak-REE-voo la-ye-ho-VAH

   bruised crushed torn cut not offer to the LORD
4. sentence🔊 וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֖יבוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃

   u-ma-UKH ve-kha-TUT ve-na-TUK ve-kha-RUT LO tak-REE-voo la-ye-ho-VAH u-ve-ar-tshe-KHEM LO ta-a-SOO

   bruised crushed torn cut not offer to the LORD and in your land not do

Exegesis

This series is governed by the Hiphil imperfect lo takrivu {לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ | lō ta-qri-vû} ‘you shall not offer’, directing the prohibition toward laYHWH {לַֽיהוָה | la-YHWH} ‘the LORD’.

A second negative command follows in the Qal imperfect uveartschem lo taasu {וּֽבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ | u-və-ar-tsə-khem lō ta-’a-sû} ‘and in your land you shall not do’, expanding the ban from ritual offerings to all related practices within Israel’s territory. The repetition of lo with successive verbs and the placement of “in your land” at the end create a balanced structure that emphasizes both liturgical and communal dimensions of holiness.

Root and etymology

“to say”

• 🔊 אָמַרamarhe saidGenesis 1:3