בְעָנְיִ֜י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְעָנְיִ֜י

   be-an-YI

   in my affliction or hardship,
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְהִנֵּ֨ה בְעָנְיִ֜י

   ve-hin-NE be-an-YI

   and look, in my affliction or hardship,
3. clause🔊 וְהִנֵּ֨ה בְעָנְיִ֜י הֲכִינ֣וֹתִי לְבֵית־יְהוָ֗ה זָהָ֞ב כִּכָּרִ֤ים מֵֽאָה־אֶ֙לֶף֙ וְכֶ֗סֶף אֶ֤לֶף אֲלָפִים֙ כִּכָּרִ֔ים וְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁת וְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ אֵ֣ין מִשְׁקָ֔ל כִּ֥י לָרֹ֖ב הָיָ֑ה

   ve-hin-NE be-an-YI ha-khi-NO-ti le-VET-ye-ho-VAH za-HAV kik-ka-RIM me-A-e-lef ve-KHE-sef E-lef a-la-FIM kik-ka-RIM ve-lan-ne-KHO-shet ve-lab-bar-ZEL EN mish-KAL KI la-ROV ha-YA

   and look, in my affliction or hardship, I have prepared, for the house of the LORD, gold, talents, one hundred thousand, and silver, a thousand, thousands, talents, and for the bronze, and for the iron, there is no, weight, for, for abundance or for great quantity, it was,
4. sentence🔊 וְהִנֵּ֨ה בְעָנְיִ֜י הֲכִינ֣וֹתִי לְבֵית־יְהוָ֗ה זָהָ֞ב כִּכָּרִ֤ים מֵֽאָה־אֶ֙לֶף֙ וְכֶ֗סֶף אֶ֤לֶף אֲלָפִים֙ כִּכָּרִ֔ים וְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁת וְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ אֵ֣ין מִשְׁקָ֔ל כִּ֥י לָרֹ֖ב הָיָ֑ה וְעֵצִ֤ים וַאֲבָנִים֙ הֲכִינ֔וֹתִי וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם תּוֹסִֽיף׃

   ve-hin-NE be-an-YI ha-khi-NO-ti le-VET-ye-ho-VAH za-HAV kik-ka-RIM me-A-e-lef ve-KHE-sef E-lef a-la-FIM kik-ka-RIM ve-lan-ne-KHO-shet ve-lab-bar-ZEL EN mish-KAL KI la-ROV ha-YA ve-TSE-tsim va-a-va-NIM ha-khi-NO-ti va-le-HEM to-SIF

   and look, in my affliction or hardship, I have prepared, for the house of the LORD, gold, talents, one hundred thousand, and silver, a thousand, thousands, talents, and for the bronze, and for the iron, there is no, weight, for, for abundance or for great quantity, it was, and timbers or woods, and stones, I have prepared, and upon them, you will add.

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase be-onyi {בְעָנְיִי | bə-ʿōnî} ‘in my distress’ highlights David’s personal dedication.

Root and etymology

ע־נ־י🔊 ayin–nun–yod

“to be poor”

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