Esther 8:6

Hebrew	כִּ֠י אֵיכָכָ֤ה אוּכַל֙ וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי בָּרָעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר יִמְצָ֣א 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 ( עַמִּ֑י וְאֵֽיכָכָ֤ה אוּכַל֙ וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי בְּאָבְדַ֖ן מוֹלַדְתִּֽי
ESV	For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?“
NIV	For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?“
NLT	For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?“
LXX	πῶς γὰρ δυνήσομαι ἰδεῖν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κάκωσιν τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαοῦ μου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” πῶς δυνήσομαι σωθῆναι ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀπωλείᾳ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πατρίδος μου
KJV	For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

^{Esther 8:5 ← Esther 8:6 → Esther 8:7}

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