וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙

   ve-et-be-NI

   and {the} direct object marker my son
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד אֹתִ֤י וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙

   le-hash-MID o-TI ve-et-be-NI

   to destroy me and {the} direct object marker my son
3. clause🔊 לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד אֹתִ֤י וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙ יַ֔חַד מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

   le-hash-MID o-TI ve-et-be-NI YA-khad min-na-kha-LAT e-lo-HIM

   to destroy me and {the} direct object marker my son together from {the} inheritance of God
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֚י יִשְׁמַ֣ע הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־אֲמָת֖וֹ מִכַּ֣ף הָאִ֑ישׁ לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד אֹתִ֤י וְאֶת־בְּנִי֙ יַ֔חַד מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

   KI yish-MA ham-ME-lekh le-ha-TSIL et-a-ma-TO mik-KAF ha-ISH le-hash-MID o-TI ve-et-be-NI YA-khad min-na-kha-LAT e-lo-HIM

   for he will hear the king to deliver {the} direct object marker with his female servant from the hand of the man to destroy me and {the} direct object marker my son together from {the} inheritance of God

Exegesis

The direct object et {אֶת | ʾet} marks ’amato {אֲמָתוֹ | ʾă-mā-ṯô} ‘his female servant’, highlighting her vulnerability.

A second purpose infinitive le-hashmid {לְהַשְׁמִיד | lə-haš-mîḏ} ‘to destroy’ indicates the adversary’s intent toward oti {אֹתִי | ʾō-ṯî} ‘me’ and beni {בְּנִי | bə-nî} ‘my son’, united by yachad {יַחַד | ya-ḥaḏ} ‘together’.