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וְנָתַתָּ֤ אֹותָם֙ עַל־סַ֣ל אֶחָ֔ד וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם בַּסָּ֑ל וְאֶ֨ת־הַפָּ֔ר וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֥י הָאֵילִֽם׃ (Exodus 29:3) And you shall place them on one basket, and you shall bring them near in the basket, and the bull and the two rams. In Exodus 29:3, two related grammatical features are prominent: the use of the direct object marker אֵת (’et) and pronominal suffixes attached to it—specifically אֹותָם (’otam, “them”). The particle אֵת is used in Biblical Hebrew to mark a definite direct object. When a pronoun serves as the direct object, it merges with a variant form of אֵת—typically אוֹת (’ot) + suffix.… Learn Hebrew