כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י

   KI-mip-ne

   for from the face of or because of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת

   KI-mip-ne kha-ra-VOT

   for from the face of or because of swords
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת נָדָ֑דוּ

   KI-mip-ne kha-ra-VOT na-da-DU

   for from the face of or because of swords they fled or they wandered
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת נָדָ֑דוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י חֶ֣רֶב נְטוּשָׁ֗ה וּמִפְּנֵי֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת דְּרוּכָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י כֹּ֥בֶד מִלְחָמָֽה׃

   KI-mip-ne kha-ra-VOT na-da-DU mip-NE KHE-rev ne-tu-SHA u-mip-NE KE-shet de-ru-KHA u-mip-NE KO-ved mil-kha-MA

   for from the face of or because of swords they fled or they wandered from the face of or because of a sword drawn or unsheathed and from the face of or and because of a bow bent or drawn and from the face of or and because of the heaviness or the weight of battle or of war

Exegesis

The verse begins with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’, marking a causal clause.

The iterative prepositional phrase mippənê {מִפְּנֵי | mippənê} ‘from before’ appears three times to emphasize the multiple threats.