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1 Chronicles 16:15

Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

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זִכְר֤וּzikhrvbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be male”, a commandH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.לְעוֹלָם֙leolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…בְּרִית֔וֹberitvoconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.דָּבָ֥רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…צִוָּ֖הtsivahappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.לְאֶ֥לֶףleelefto thousandאֶלֶףpreposition, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “to thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.דּֽוֹרdorageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remember His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

Young’s Literal Translation

Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded — To a thousand generations,

World English Bible

Remember his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

Darby Translation

Be ye ever mindful of his covenant, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —

Douay-Rheims

Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Remember His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let us remember his covenant for ever, his word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μνημονεύωμεν εἰς αἰῶνα διαθήκης αὐτοῦ, λόγον αὐτοῦ ὃν ἐνετείλατο εἰς χιλίας γενεὰς,