מִבְּנֵ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִבְּנֵ֣י

   mib-be-NEI

   from the sons of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל

   mib-be-NEI he-kha-YIL

   from the sons of the valor or the army
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־שָׁ֣ם הָעֵדָ֗ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל

   va-yish-le-KHU-SHAM ha-e-DA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH mib-be-NEI he-kha-YIL

   and they sent there the congregation twelve thousand man or men from the sons of the valor or the army
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־שָׁ֣ם הָעֵדָ֗ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וַיְצַוּ֨וּ אוֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר לְ֠כוּ וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י יָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְהַטָּֽף׃

   va-yish-le-KHU-SHAM ha-e-DA she-NEIM-a-SAHR E-lef ISH mib-be-NEI he-kha-YIL va-ye-tsa-VU o-TAM le-MOR le-KHU ve-hi-KI-tem et-yo-she-VEI ya-VESH gil-AD le-fi-KHE-rev ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-ha-TAF

   and they sent there the congregation twelve thousand man or men from the sons of the valor or the army and they commanded them saying go and you shall strike {direct object marker} the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead by the mouth of the sword and the women and the little ones

Exegesis

The coordinated numeral šənê ʿāśār {שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר | šənê ʿāśār} ‘twelve’ and ʾelep̄ {אֶלֶף | ʾelep̄} ‘thousand’ men, governed by mibbənê heḥāyil {מִבְּנֵי הֶחָיִל | mibbənê ḥēḥāyil} ‘from the sons of valor’, highlights their military status.

Root and etymology

b-n-y🔊 bet–nun–yod

“son, descendant”

• 🔊 בֵּןbênsonGenesis 5:3