אֵ֚ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֵ֚ת

   ET

   {direct object marker}
2. clause🔊 עַ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִית֔וֹ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה

   AL a-SHER lo-SHA-me-U be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-ya-av-RE-U et-be-ri-TO ET kal-a-SHER tsi-VA mo-SHE E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

   because of that they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and they transgressed {direct object} his covenant {direct object marker} all that he commanded Moses servant of the LORD
3. sentence🔊 עַ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִית֔וֹ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א עָשֽׂוּ׃

   AL a-SHER lo-SHA-me-U be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-ya-av-RE-U et-be-ri-TO ET kal-a-SHER tsi-VA mo-SHE E-ved Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO SHA-me-U ve-LO A-SU

   because of that they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and they transgressed {direct object} his covenant {direct object marker} all that he commanded Moses servant of the LORD and not they listened and not they did

Exegesis

The double object marker ʾēt {אֶת | ʾēṯ} frames bərîtō and kol ’ăšer ṣivvāh Mōšē ʿeḇeḏ YHWH {כָּל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה | kol ʾăšer ṣiv-vāh Mō-šē ʿe-ḇeḏ Yəhōwāh}, marking the full extent of disobedience.

Root and etymology

ḥ-ṭ-ʾ🔊 ח־ט־אchet–tet–aleph

“to sin”

• 🔊 חטאchattasin1 Samuel 15:24