Proverbs 23:10:1Prov.23.10.W1TAB
אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג
altasseg
“do not move”
- Transliteration
- al-tas-SEG
- Extended
- ahl-tahs-SEEG
- IPA
- /ʔal.tasˈseːg/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not move
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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Word in context
- word
al-tas-SEG
- clause
al-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM
- sentence
al-tas-SEG ge-VUL o-LAM u-vis-DEI ye-to-MIM al-ta-VO
Exegesis
The verse opens with two prohibitions, al {אַל | ʾal} ’do not’, framing parallel imperatives.
The Hiphil imperfect verb tasseg {תַּסֵּג | taśśēg} ’you move’ in second person masculine singular forbids relocating gevul {גְּבוּל | gəvûl} ’boundary’.
The second prohibition restates al {אַל | ʾal} ’do not’ with the Qal imperfect verb tavo {תָּבֹא | tā-vō} ’you enter’. Hebrew noun-adjective order (gevul olam) is rendered as “ancient boundary” for natural English order. The parallel structure and repeated negative emphasize legal and ethical requirements to respect property rights and protect the vulnerable.
In context — Proverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary ; do not enter the fields of the fatherless .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:10, so the Hebrew word אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג (altasseg) 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 Prov.23.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.10.W1.S1) and character.