וְעָרֵ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְעָרֵ֥י

   ve-a-RE

   and cities of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְעָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃

   ve-a-RE mis-ke-NOT

   and cities of storehouses or supplies
3. clause🔊 וַיִּ֧בֶן בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת וְעָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃

   va-yiv-BEN bi-ye-hu-DA bi-ra-ni-YOT ve-a-RE mis-ke-NOT

   and he built in Judah fortresses or fortified places and cities of storehouses or supplies
4. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֧י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל עַד־לְמָ֑עְלָה וַיִּ֧בֶן בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת וְעָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃

   va-ye-HI ye-ho-sha-FAT ho-LEKH ve-ga-DEL ad-le-MA-la va-yiv-BEN bi-ye-hu-DA bi-ra-ni-YOT ve-a-RE mis-ke-NOT

   and he was or and it happened Jehoshaphat going and growing up to upwardness or to a higher place and he built in Judah fortresses or fortified places and cities of storehouses or supplies

Exegesis

The paired nouns biraniyot {בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹת | bi-rā-nî-yōt} “fortresses” and arei miskenot {עָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֽוֹת | wə-ʿā-rê mis-kĕ-nōt} “cities of storehouses” balance military fortification with logistical provision. The English preserves the Hebrew’s sequence of vav clauses and parallel noun phrases to reflect both expansion and supply initiatives.