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וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי נִמְשַׁ֨ח דָּוִ֤יד לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ 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 ( דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּצֵ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם