בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
What does בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (banim atem la-YHWH Eloheikhem) mean in the Bible?
בֵּן · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "You are sons of the LORD your God — the foundational covenant-identity declaration".
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