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1 Samuel 17:15

Hebrew
וְדָוִ֛ד הֹלֵ֥ךְ וָשָׁ֖ב מֵעַ֣ל שָׁא֑וּל לִרְע֛וֹת 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 (
צֹ֥אן אָבִ֖יו בֵּֽית לָֽחֶם
ESV
but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
NIV
but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
NLT
but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.
LXX
KJV
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:14 ← 1 Samuel 17:15 → 1 Samuel 17:16

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