וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל

   u-mo-SHEL

   and one ruling
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ

   u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO

   and one ruling over his spirit
3. clause🔊 וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ מִלֹּכֵ֥ד עִֽיר׃

   u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO mil-lo-KHED IR

   and one ruling over his spirit than one capturing a city
4. sentence🔊 ט֤וֹב אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם מִגִּבּ֑וֹר וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ מִלֹּכֵ֥ד עִֽיר׃

   TOV E-rekh a-PA-yim mig-gi-BOR u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO mil-lo-KHED IR

   better long of nostrils or anger than a mighty man and one ruling over his spirit than one capturing a city

Exegesis

The conjunction w- {וּ | wə} introduces the second parallel in wəmōšēl bərûḥō {וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל בְּרוּחוֹ | û-mō-šēl bə-rû-ḥō} ‘and one who rules his spirit’, again followed by mî-lōkēd ʿîr {מִלֹּכֵ֥ד עִֽיר | mî-lō-kêḏ ʿîr} ‘than one who captures a city’. This chiastic structure highlights internal self-mastery over external conquest. The rendering employs English comparatives (‘better than’) to maintain the Hebrew contrast.