אִתָּ֖נוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אִתָּ֖נוּ

   i-TA-nu

   with us
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א אִתָּ֖נוּ

   YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu

   let him go, please with us
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם וָלֹ֕א יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א אִתָּ֖נוּ אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֑י

   va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM va-LO YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu am-NON a-KHI

   and he said Absalom and not or if not let him go, please with us Amnon my brother
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם וָלֹ֕א יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א אִתָּ֖נוּ אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֥מָּה יֵלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּֽךְ׃

   va-YO-mer av-sha-LOM va-LO YE-lekh-NA i-TA-nu am-NON a-KHI va-YO-mer LO ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-LEKH i-MA-kh

   and he said Absalom and not or if not let him go, please with us Amnon my brother and he said to him the king why should he go with you

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ittanu {אִתָּ֖נוּ | ʾittānū} ‘with us’ expresses collective inclusion, emphasized by achi {אָחִ֑י | ʾaḥî} ‘my brother’.