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Galatians 3:19

Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

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ΤίtiWhereforeτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Wherefore”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whereforeοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νόμοςnomosserveth the lawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “serveth the law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.serveth the lawτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.παραβάσεωνparabaseōntransgressionsπαράβασις (parabasis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “transgressions”, the of-formG3847a transgression, overstepping, deviation.transgressionsχάρινcharinbecause ofχάρινpreposition — “because of”G5484for the sake of, by reason of, on account of.προσετέθηprosetethēto addπροστίθημι (prostithēmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to add”, a single actionG4369I place (put) to, add; I do again.This verse uses “add”.ἄχριςachristillἄχριςpreposition — “till”G891as far as, up to, until, during.tillοὗhouto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomἔλθῃelthēto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρμαspermaseedσπέρμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the subject formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.ᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaipromise was madeἐπαγγέλλομαι (epangellomai)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “promise was made”, a completed action with a present resultG1861I promise, profess.This verse uses “promise”.the promise was madeδιαταγεὶςdiatageisand it was ordainedδιατάσσω (diatassō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and it was ordained”, a single actionG1299I give orders to, prescribe, arrange.and it was ordainedδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byἀγγέλωνangelōnangelsἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angels”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.angelsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inχειρὶcheirihandχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.the handμεσίτουmesitouof a mediatorμεσίτης (mesitēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of a mediator”, the of-formG3316(a) a mediator, intermediary, (b) a go-between, arbiter, agent of something good.This verse uses “a mediator”.of a mediator

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator —

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American Standard Version (1901)

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise hath been made; and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

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World English Bible

Then why is there the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

Darby Translation

Why then the law? It was added for the sake of transgressions, until the seed came to whom the promise was made, ordained through angels in [the] hand of a mediator.

Douay-Rheims

Why then was the law? It was set because of transgressions, until the seed should come, to whom he made the promise, being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

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