Jeremiah 36:17

Hebrew
וְאֶ֨תplugin-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 (
בָּר֔וּךְ שָׁאֲל֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑ר הַגֶּד נָ֣א לָ֔נוּ אֵ֗יךְ כָּתַ֛בְתָּ 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 (
כָּל הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִפִּֽיו
ESV
Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?”
NIV
Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?”
NLT
“But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?”
LXX
KJV
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

Jeremiah 36:16 ← Jeremiah 36:17 → Jeremiah 36:18

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