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Genesis 19:8

Behold, now, to-myself two built-ones, who have not perceived a man, I am causing to go out, now, אֶת-them toward you all, and make you to-themselves according to the Good-one in your eyes,664 only to the Mortal-men of These ones665 do not make a word, for upon an upright they have come in the shadow of my beam.`666

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Hebrew לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵל֙. The Hebrew these + a definite article means the These. There are 9 occurances of this construct. Why does the text have seemingly unnecessary words?

At that time, he will answer them saying Amen I am saying to you as much as you have not made one of these ones the little, neither myself did you make.” Matthew 25:45 literal