Joshua 8:32

Hebrew
וַיִּכְתָּב שָׁ֖ם עַל הָאֲבָנִ֑ים אֵ֗תplugin-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 (
מִשְׁנֵה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֔ב לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
ESV
And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he wrote on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
NIV
There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua copied on stones the law of Moses, which he had written.
NLT
And as the Israelites watched, Joshua copied onto the stones of the altar the instructions Moses had given them.
LXX
KJV
And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

Joshua 8:31 ← Joshua 8:32 → Joshua 8:33

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