מִמֶּ֖נּוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִמֶּ֖נּוּ

   mi-men-NU

   from them
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ

   va-yish-BE mi-men-NU

   and he took captive from them
3. clause🔊 וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שֶֽׁבִי׃

   va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI

   and he fought against Israel and he took captive from them some captives
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ־עֲרָד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַנֶּ֔גֶב כִּ֚י בָּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דֶּ֖רֶךְ הָאֲתָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שֶֽׁבִי׃

   va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI

   and heard the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negeb that came Israel by the way of Atharim and he fought against Israel and he took captive from them some captives

Exegesis

The sequential vav verbs vayilachem {וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ | wā-yil-la-ḥem} “and he fought” and vayishbe {וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ | wā-yish-be} “and he took captive” coordinate military actions, with mimennu {מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mi-mə-nû} “from them” and shevi {שֶֽׁבִי׃ | she-bî} “captives” specifying the object. English renders these clauses as coordinated past tense actions for narrative clarity.