וְהָאָדָם יָדַע אֶת חַוָּה אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת קַיִן וַתֹּאמֶר קָנִיתִי אִישׁ אֶת אֱלֹהִים veha’adam yada et chavah ishto vattahar vatteled et kayin vattomer kaniti ish et elohim
According to Jeff Benner of The Ancient Hebrew Research Center, if the Hebrew word אֶת (et) is being used as a preposition (with), then the translation provided is correct. However, if it is being used as the marker of the definite object, then the translation should be “I purchased the man [Elohim].”(LXX)(syr)
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