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Genesis 34:10

“And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אֵתʼêth · ayth
H854 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Derivation
probably from H579 (אָנָה);
KJV renderings
against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • אִתָּ֖ — preposition
  • נוּ — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, plural
Code HC/R/Sp1cp
Usage
Occurs 889 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:1Genesis 5:22Genesis 5:24Genesis 6:9Genesis 6:13

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֵת here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.