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וַיַּ֣עַן הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה אַל נָ֨א תְכַחֲדִ֤י מִמֶּ֨נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁאֵ֣ל אֹתָ֑ךְplugin-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. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה יְדַבֶּר נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ