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1 Samuel 17:24

Hebrew
וְכֹל֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּרְאוֹתָ֖ם 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 (
הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ מְאֹֽד
ESV
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid.
NIV
When the Israelites saw the man, they all ran from him in great fear.
NLT
As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright.
LXX
KJV
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.

1 Samuel 17:23 ← 1 Samuel 17:24 → 1 Samuel 17:25

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