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וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙ 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 ( הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹת וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן עַל הָאָבְנָ֑יִם אִם בֵּ֥ן הוּא֙ וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹplugin-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 ( וְאִם בַּ֥ת הִ֖יא וָחָֽיָה