כִּ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּ֣י

   KI

   for
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֣י רֶ֤כֶב בַּרְזֶל֙

   KI RE-khev bar-ZEL

   for chariots of iron
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־תוֹרִ֣ישׁ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י כִּ֣י רֶ֤כֶב בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י חָזָ֖ק הוּא׃

   KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU

   for you shall dispossess the Canaanite for chariots of iron he has for strong he is
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י הַ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה־לָּךְ֙ כִּֽי־יַ֣עַר הוּא וּבֵ֣רֵאת֔וֹ וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֖ תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יו כִּֽי־תוֹרִ֣ישׁ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י כִּ֣י רֶ֤כֶב בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔וֹ כִּ֥י חָזָ֖ק הוּא׃

   KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU

   for the hill country will be yours for though it is forest it is and you shall clear it and it will be for you its farthest borders for you shall dispossess the Canaanite for chariots of iron he has for strong he is

Exegesis

The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a causal or concessive clause.

The direct object marker ’et-ha-Kena‘ani {אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי | ’et-hă-kə-na-‘a-nî} foregrounds the Canaanite, and the repeated ki {כִּי} clauses before rekhev {רֶ֤כֶב | rê-ḵeḇ} and chazaq {חָזָק | ḥā-zāq} establish a concessive parallel emphasizing the enemy’s iron chariots and strength. English rendering preserves Hebrew causal-concessive shifts and parallel structure.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 מ־כ־רmem–kaf–resh

“to sell”

• 🔊 נִמְכְּרֶנּוּnimkerennulet us sell himGenesis 37:27