Numbers 18:24:15Num.18.24.W15TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the sons”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
al-KEN a-MAR-ti la-HEM be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL LO yin-cha-LU na-cha-LAH
- sentence
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH al-KEN a-MAR-ti la-HEM be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL LO yin-cha-LU na-cha-LAH
Exegesis
The purpose conjunction ʿal-kên {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kên} introduces the pronouncement ʾāmar-tî lā-HEM bĕ-TOKH bĕnei Yisraʾel lō yin-ḥă-LŪ naḥă-LĀH {אָמַרְתִּי לָהֶם בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִנְחֲלוּ נַחֲלָה}, emphasizing the Levites’ exclusion from land inheritance. English renders subject–verb–object order for clarity while preserving Hebrew thematic structure around tithe and inheritance.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet-nun-yod
“to build”
In context — Numbers 18:24
For the tithe of the Israelites, which they lift up as an offering to the LORD , I have given to the Levites as an inheritance. Therefore, I said to them, “They shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 18:24, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (benei) 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 Num.18.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.24.W15.S1) and character.