Jeremiah 29:29

Hebrew
וַיִּקְרָ֛א צְפַנְיָ֥ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן 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 (
הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה בְּאָזְנֵ֖י יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא
ESV
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
NIV
Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
NLT
But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah's letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.
LXX
KJV
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Jeremiah 29:28 ← Jeremiah 29:29 → Jeremiah 29:30

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