1st Chronicles Chapter 16 verse 17 Holy Bible
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
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And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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And which he confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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Confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) And hath confirmed.--In Psalms 105 the sense is future.The same.--It--i.e., the word (1Chronicles 16:15).For a law=as a fixed decree.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHe confirmed itוַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏe·hā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹב֙ (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his descas a decree,לְחֹ֔ק (lə·ḥōq)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statuteto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descas an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, alwayscovenant:בְּרִ֥ית (bə·rîṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 1285: A covenantJump to PreviousAge-During Agreement Confirmed Covenant Decree Established Establisheth Eternal Everlasting Israel Jacob Law Statute
