מִבְּנ֥וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִבְּנ֥וֹת

   mib-be-NOT

   from the daughters of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מִבְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM

   from the daughters of the Philistines
3. clause🔊 וַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   va-YAR-e i-SHA be-tim-na-TA mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM

   and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines
4. sentence🔊 וַיֵּ֥רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   va-YE-red shim-SHON tim-na-TA va-YAR-e i-SHA be-tim-na-TA mib-be-NOT pe-lish-TIM

   and he went down Samson to Timnah and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines

Exegesis

The phrase bəṯimnāṯâh {בְּתִמְנָתָה | bəṯimnāṯâh} ‘in Timnah’ repeats the location for emphasis, while the construct chain mibbenôt pəlištîm {מִבְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים | mibbenôt pəlištîm} ‘from the daughters of the Philistines’ specifies ethnic origin through possessive construct. Hebrew’s clause-initial verbs and repeated place name underscore narrative pacing and focus, which in English is rendered with ‘where’ to streamline repetition. The construct relationship in mibbenôt pəlištîm is conveyed by ‘from a Philistine family’.