לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   la-a-SOT

   to do
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   ya-DAV la-a-SOT

   his hands to do
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT

   for they refuse his hands to do
4. sentence🔊 תַּאֲוַ֣ת עָצֵ֣ל תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

   ta-a-VAT a-TSEL te-MI-TE-nu ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT

   the desire of a sluggard will put him to death for they refuse his hands to do

Exegesis

The infinitive laasot {לַעֲשׂוֹת | la-ʿă-śôt} marks purpose (“to do”), underlying the sluggard’s failure to perform tasks. English rendering preserves the Hebrew focus on desire leading to inaction and fatal consequence.