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exodus_1:8

Exodus 1:8

Hebrew
וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ חָדָ֖שׁ עַל מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יָדַ֖ע 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 (
יוֹסֵֽף
ESV
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
NIV
Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
NLT
Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done.
LXX
ἀνέστη δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
βασιλεὺς ἕτερος ἐπ Αἴγυπτον ὃς οὐκ ᾔδει τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Ιωσηφ
KJV
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

Exodus 1:7 ← Exodus 1:8 → Exodus 1:9

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