20.11 Negating the Infinitive

בִּלְתִּי and לְבִלְתִּי are used to negate an infinitive

  • The negative particles אַל and לֹא are not used to negate the ∞
  • There is no difference in meaning between the two words, but לְבִלְתִּי is more frequent
  • Not to do all my commandments (Lev 26:15) = לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתַי