אֵ֚ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֵ֚ת

   ET

   {direct object marker}
2. clause🔊 וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗יד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ עַ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר

   va-yik-KAKH da-VID ET shil-TEI ha-za-HAV a-SHER ha-YU AL av-DEI ha-dad-a-ZER

   and he took David {direct object marker} shields of the gold which were upon or on servants of Hadadezer
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗יד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ עַ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

   va-yik-KAKH da-VID ET shil-TEI ha-za-HAV a-SHER ha-YU AL av-DEI ha-dad-a-ZER va-ye-vi-EM ye-ru-sha-LIM

   and he took David {direct object marker} shields of the gold which were upon or on servants of Hadadezer and he brought them to Jerusalem

Exegesis

The particle et {אֵת | ʾēt} marks the definite direct object, leading into the construct chain shiltey hazahav {שִׁלְטֵי הַזָּהָב | šīlṭê hazzāhāv} ‘shields of the gold’.