King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:17

And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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וַיַּעֲמִידֶ֤הָvayaamidehaand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…לְיַעֲקֹב֙leyaaqovto Jacobיַעֲקֹבpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.לְחֹ֔קlechoqto appointedחֹקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to appointed”, the ordinary formH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לleyisraelto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בְּרִ֥יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.עוֹלָֽםolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

Young’s Literal Translation

And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during.

World English Bible

He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

Darby Translation

And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, Unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

Douay-Rheims

And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He confirmed it to Jacob for an ordinance, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔστησεν αὐτὸν τῷ Ἰακὼβ εἰς πρόσταγμα, τῷ Ἰσραὴλ διαθήκην αἰώνιον,