This is the most approved manner. There is no instance in which it means "according.” It may be rendered—“This is the word,” etc. There were two things which were intended to dispel their fear—the covenant made with the fathers, and the Spirit of God—the spirit of prophecy, “standing,” or existing among them. The Chaldee Paraphrase is—“My Prophets are teaching among you.” The verse may be thus translated— This is the word which I covenanted with you At your coming forth from Egypt, And my Spirit is continuing among you; fear not. Junius and Tremelius render the [את], “with,” and the verse thus— With the word (i.e., having the word) which I covenanted with you When ye came forth from Egypt, And with my Spirit standing among you, fear not. Henderson considers “the word,” and “my Spirit,” to be nominatives to the particle “standing,” or rather to the auxiliary verb which is to be understood before it, and that “standing” is in the singular number, on account of the nearer nominative “my Spirit.” Newcome follows our version, and views [את] as a preposition—“according to.”—Ed.