Ezekiel 24:2

Hebrew
בֶּן אָדָ֗ם כתוב כְּתָב לְךָ֙ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
שֵׁ֣ם הַיּ֔וֹם אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
עֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה סָמַ֤ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ אֶל יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
ESV
“Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
NIV
“Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
NLT
“Son of man, write down today's date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem.
LXX
υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου γράψον σεαυτῷ εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέρας ταύτηςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἀφ ἧς ἀπηρείσατο βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος ἐπὶ Ιερουσαλημ ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέρας τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σήμερον
KJV
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.

Ezekiel 24:1 ← Ezekiel 24:2 → Ezekiel 24:3

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