[Obj.]
et is a Hebrew particle that marks the person or thing directly affected by an action.
The supplied forms consistently function as a direct-object marker, placing a person or thing as the object of an action or verb phrase; the translation commonly absorbs this grammatical marking into ordinary English sentence order.
Senses in use
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Marks the direct object of an action · dominant
All supplied tokens are tagged "Particle · Direct object marker." In 1 Chronicles 13:7 the APB renders the transport of "the ark of God," and in 1 Chronicles 11:23 it renders Benaiah's actions against "the Egyptian" and his spear; the particle marks such persons or things as the objects involved in the clauses. In 1 Chronicles 15:28, it likewise occurs in the clause about bringing up "the ark of the covenant of the LORD."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB does not provide a separate English equivalent for this particle; its function is generally absorbed into English wording and sentence order, as in clauses about taking, carrying, striking, or bringing an object.