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1 Samuel 18:3

Hebrew
וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹplugin-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 (
כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ
ESV
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
NIV
And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
NLT
And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself.
LXX
KJV
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 18:2 ← 1 Samuel 18:3 → 1 Samuel 18:4

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