Jeremiah 36:20

Hebrew	וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֶל הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ חָצֵ֔רָה וְאֶתplugin-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 ( הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה הִפְקִ֔דוּ בְּלִשְׁכַּ֖ת אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע הַסֹּפֵ֑ר וַיַּגִּ֨ידוּ֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖תplugin-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 ( כָּל הַדְּבָרִֽים
ESV	So they went into the court to the king, having put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words to the king.
NIV	After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported everything to him.
NLT	Then the officials left the scroll for safekeeping in the room of Elishama the secretary and went to tell the king what had happened.
LXX
KJV	And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

^{Jeremiah 36:19 ← Jeremiah 36:20 → Jeremiah 36:21}

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