Exodus 23:12:13Exod.23.12.W13TAB
בֶּן־אֲמָתְךָ֖
benamatkha
“son of your maidservant”
- Transliteration
- ben-a-MAT-kha
- Extended
- behn-ah-MAHT-khah
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔa.ˈmat.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of your maidservant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ben-a-MAT-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yin-na-FESH ben-a-MAT-kha
- clause
leh-MA-an ya-NU-akh shor-KHA va-kha-mo-RE-kha ve-yin-na-FESH ben-a-MAT-kha ve-ha-GER
- sentence
SHE-shet ya-MIM ta-a-SE ma-a-SE-kha u-va-YOM hash-she-vi-EE tish-BOT leh-MA-an ya-NU-akh shor-KHA va-kha-mo-RE-kha ve-yin-na-FESH ben-a-MAT-kha ve-ha-GER
Exegesis
The preposition lemaan {לְמַעַן | ləmaʿan} “so that” governs a purpose clause specifying beneficiaries: the verbs yanuach {יָנֻחַ | yānûaḥ} “may rest” and veyinafesh {וְיִנָּפֵשׁ | vəyinnāphēš} “may be refreshed” attach to the construct chains shorkha vachamorekha {שׁוֹרְךָ וַחֲמֹרֶךָ | šôrkâ vaḥammōrekâ} “your ox and your donkey” and ben-amatkha vehager {בֶּן־אֲמָתְךָ וְהַגֵּר | ben-ʾămatkâ vəhaggēr} “son of your female-servant and the sojourner.” This syntax links Sabbath cessation to the welfare of animals and dependent humans, with alternating conjunctions and construct phrases reinforcing communal inclusion.
In context — Exodus 23:12
Six days you shall do your work , but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female-servant and the sojourner may be refreshed.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 23:12, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אֲמָתְךָ֖ (benamatkha) 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 Exod.23.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.12.W13.S1) and character.