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genesis_21:4

Genesis 21:4

Hebrew
וַיָּ֤מָל אַבְרָהָם֙ 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 (
יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ בֶּן שְׁמֹנַ֖ת יָמִ֑ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹת֖וֹplugin-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 (
אֱלֹהִֽיםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
ESV
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
NIV
When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.
NLT
Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.
LXX
περιέτεμεν 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.
Αβρααμ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Ισαακ τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀγδόῃ ἡμέρᾳ καθὰ ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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greek

The definite article
θεόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
KJV
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Genesis 21:3 ← Genesis 21:4 → Genesis 21:5

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