Numbers 23:20:5Num.23.20.W5TAB
וְלֹ֥א
velo
“and I cannot”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO
- Extended
- veh-LOH
- IPA
- /vəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I cannot
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO a-shi-VE-na
- clause
u-ve-REKH ve-LO a-shi-VE-na
- sentence
hi-NEH ba-REKH la-KAKH-ti u-ve-REKH ve-LO a-shi-VE-na
Exegesis
The conjunction velo {וְלֹ֥א | wə-lō} introduces negation, leading into the Hiphil imperfect ashibennah {אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה | a-šî-bən-nāh} ‘I will return it’, which conveys the speaker’s inability to reverse God’s act. This pattern of infinitive absolute + perfect + Vav-consecutive + imperfect emphasizes the irrevocability of the blessing.
In context — Numbers 23:20
Behold, I have received a command to bless; God has blessed, and I cannot turn it back .
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 23:20, so the Hebrew word וְלֹ֥א (velo) 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 Num.23.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.20.W5.S1) and character.