1 Samuel 20:23:81 Sam.20.23.W8TAB
בֵּינִ֥י
beni
“between me”
- Transliteration
- be-NI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /beːˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- between me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NI u-VE-ne-TA
- clause
hin-NE ye-ho-VAH be-NI u-VE-ne-TA ad-O-lam
- sentence
ve-had-DAVAR a-SHER dib-BAR-nu a-NI va-a-TA hin-NE ye-ho-VAH be-NI u-VE-ne-TA ad-O-lam
Exegesis
The parallel prepositional phrases beincha {בֵּינְךָ | bēn·ḵā} ‘between you’ and uveini {וּבֵינִי | u·bēn·î} ‘and between me’ delineate the parties, and the adverbial leolam {לְעֹלָם | lə·ʿō·lām} ‘forever’ establishes the timeless scope. Hebrew places zachron + YHWH at the clause’s core to underscore divine guarantee, an emphasis carried into the English translation through clause reordering.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:23
And concerning the matter that you have spoken with me, let the LORD be a witness between you and me forever.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word בֵּינִ֥י (beni) 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 1 Sam.20.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.23.W8.S1) and character.