בְּנֵ֣י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בְּנֵ֣י

   be-NEI

   of the sons
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   be-NEI yis-ra-EL

   of the sons of Israel
3. clause🔊 וְהַחֹנִ֣ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ן קֵ֣דְמָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨ד מִזְרָ֜חָה מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   ve-ha-KHO-neem leef-NEI ha-meesh-KAN KED-mah leef-NEI O-hel-MO-ed miz-RA-khah mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON u-va-NAV shom-REEM meesh-ME-ret ha-meek-DASH le-meesh-ME-ret be-NEI yis-ra-EL

   and those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise Moses and Aaron and his sons guarding the charge of the sanctuary for the guarding of the sons of Israel
4. sentence🔊 וְהַחֹנִ֣ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֡ן קֵ֣דְמָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֨ד מִזְרָ֜חָה מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו שֹֽׁמְרִים֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַזָּ֥ר הַקָּרֵ֖ב יוּמָֽת׃

   ve-ha-KHO-neem leef-NEI ha-meesh-KAN KED-mah leef-NEI O-hel-MO-ed miz-RA-khah mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON u-va-NAV shom-REEM meesh-ME-ret ha-meek-DASH le-meesh-ME-ret be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ha-ZAR ha-ka-REV yu-MAT

   and those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise Moses and Aaron and his sons guarding the charge of the sanctuary for the guarding of the sons of Israel and the outsider who approaches shall be put to death

Exegesis

The main clause then presents Mosheh {מֹשֶׁה | mō-šeh}, veAharon {וְאַהֲרֹן | wə-ʾă-ḥă-rōn}, and uvanav {וּבָנָיו | u-va-nā-v} as subjects of shomrim {שֹׁמְרִים | šō-mer-îm} ‘guarding’ mishmeret {מִשְׁמֶרֶת | miš-me-ret} ‘charge’ of hamikdash {הַמִּקְדָּשׁ | ha-mik-dā-sh}, arranged in the construct le-mishmeret benei Yisrael {לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-miš-me-ret bə-nê yi-srā-ʾēl} ‘for the charge of the sons of Israel’.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ב־נ־יbet-nun-yod

“to build, sons”

• 🔊 בֵּןbensonGenesis 21:3