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(KI) ANI HASHEM ELOKEICHEM:
ANI HASHEM ELOKEICHEM appears 34 times in Tanach, sometimes with the word KI before it. Of the 34 times, 24 are at the end of a pasuk. Invariably, when the phrase is ANI HASHEM ELOKEICHEM (without KI before it), the TROP is as follows:
ANI HASHEM ELOKEICHEM (See hard copy of TT)
Because of the TIPCHA under the word ANI, we should pause after ANI and say HASHEM ELOKEICHEM as a phrase without a pause between the two words. The meaning of the whole phrase is: I (am), HaShem your G-d. It is incorrect to break the phrase as ANI HASHEM pause ELOKEICHEM.
On the other hand, with KI before the phrase, the TROP is like this:
(KI) ANI HASHEM ELOKEICHEM:
In this case, the translation based on the TROP would be, for I HaShem, am your G-d. Subtle difference, but important to follow TROP pause and no-pause rules.


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