אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃

   et-be-NI

   my son
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּלְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃

   u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI

   and to put to death my son
3. clause🔊 בָּ֧אתָ אֵלַ֛י לְהַזְכִּ֥יר אֶת־עֲוֺנִ֖י וּלְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃

   ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI

   you have come to me to cause to remember my iniquity and to put to death my son
4. sentence🔊 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ מַה־לִּ֥י וָלָ֖ךְ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּ֧אתָ אֵלַ֛י לְהַזְכִּ֥יר אֶת־עֲוֺנִ֖י וּלְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־בְּנִֽי׃

   va-to-MER el-e-LI-ya-hu ma-LI va-LAKH ISH ha-e-lo-HIM ba-TA e-LAI le-haz-KIR et-a-vo-NI u-le-ha-MIT et-be-NI

   and she said to Elijah what to me and to you man of God you have come to me to cause to remember my iniquity and to put to death my son

Exegesis

The object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} is omitted in the English translation but marks definite objects in Hebrew. This tight clause structure underscores the woman’s confrontation with Elijah.