Numbers 14:15

Hebrew
וְהֵמַתָּ֛ה 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 (
הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְע֥וּ אֶֽתplugin-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 (
שִׁמְעֲךָ֖ לֵאמֹֽר
ESV
Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say,
NIV
If you put these people to death all at one time, the nations who have heard this report about you will say,
NLT
Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐκτρίψεις τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
λαὸν τοῦτονplugin-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
ὡσεὶ ἄνθρωπον ἕνα καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐροῦσιν τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἔθνη ὅσοι ἀκηκόασιν τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὄνομά σου λέγοντες
KJV
Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

Numbers 14:14 ← Numbers 14:15 → Numbers 14:16

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