Genesis 27:8

Hebrew	וְעַתָּ֥ה בְנִ֖י שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלִ֑י לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י מְצַוָּ֥ה אֹתָֽךְplugin-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 (
ESV	Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.
NIV	Now, my son, listen carefully and do what I tell you:
NLT	Now, my son, listen to me. Do exactly as I tell you.
LXX	νῦν οὖν υἱέ ἄκουσόν μου καθὰ ἐγώ σοι ἐντέλλομαι
KJV	Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

^{Genesis 27:7 ← Genesis 27:8 → Genesis 27:9}

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