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וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֔ד בֶּן שְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהֽוּא כִלְכַּ֤ל 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 ( הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹ בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם כִּֽי אִ֛ישׁ גָּד֥וֹל ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד