Jeremiah 27:12

Hebrew	וְאֶל צִדְקִיָּ֤ה מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי כְּכָל הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לֵאמֹ֑ר הָבִ֨יאוּ 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. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 צַוְּארֵיכֶ֜ם בְּעֹ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֗ל וְעִבְד֥וּ אֹת֛וֹplugin-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. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 וְעַמּ֖וֹ וִֽחְיֽוּ
ESV	To Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live.
NIV	I gave the same message to Zedekiah king of Judah. I said, “Bow your neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live.
NLT	Then I repeated this same message to King Zedekiah of Judah. “If you want to live, submit to the yoke of the king of Babylon and his people.
LXX	ᾐσχύνθη ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ μήτηρ ὑμῶν σφόδρα μήτηρ ἐπ ἀγαθὰ ἐσχάτη ἐθνῶν ἔρημος
KJV	I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

^{Jeremiah 27:11 ← Jeremiah 27:12 → Jeremiah 27:13}

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