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עַתָּ֗ה חָכְמָ֤ה וּמַדָּע֙ תֶּן לִ֔י וְאֵֽצְאָ֛ה לִפְנֵ֥י הָֽעָם הַזֶּ֖ה וְאָב֑וֹאָה כִּֽי מִ֣י יִשְׁפֹּ֔ט 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 ( עַמְּךָ֥ הַזֶּ֖ה הַגָּדֽוֹל