אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי

   et-she-NEI

   {direct object} two of
2. clause🔊 וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת־אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת

   va-yik-KAKH ha-ME-lekh et-she-NEI be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL et-ar-mo-NI ve-et-me-fi-BO-shet

   and he took the king {direct object} two of sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah whom she bore to Saul {direct object} Armoni and {direct object} Mephibosheth
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת־אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֶת־חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת בְּנֵי֙ מִיכַ֣ל בַּת־שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־בַּרְזִלַּ֖י הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃

   va-yik-KAKH ha-ME-lekh et-she-NEI be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL et-ar-mo-NI ve-et-me-fi-BO-shet ve-et-kha-ME-shet be-NEI mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL a-SHER yal-DA le-ad-ri-EL ben-bar-zil-LAI ha-me-kho-la-TI

   and he took the king {direct object} two of sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah whom she bore to Saul {direct object} Armoni and {direct object} Mephibosheth and {direct object} five of sons of Michal daughter of Saul whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite

Exegesis

The following construct shenei bənē Ritzpah bat Aiyah {שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי רִצְפָּה בַת־אַיָּה} forms a genitival chain (‘two sons of Rizpah, daughter of Aiah’), each direct object marked by ’et {אֶת־}.