King James Version

Psalms 106:31

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

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וַתֵּחָ֣שֶׁבvatechashevand regardחָשַׁבconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and regard”, the next action in the storyH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.ל֭וֹlvotoל֭וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלִצְדָקָ֑הlitsdaqahto justiceצְדָקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to justice”, the ordinary formH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).לְדֹ֥רledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָ֝דֹ֗רvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.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 that was counted unto him for righteousness, unto all generations for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Unto all generations for evermore.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it is reckoned to him to righteousness, To all generations — unto the age.

World English Bible

That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

Darby Translation

And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, from generation to generation, for evermore.

Douay-Rheims

Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And that was counted unto him for righteousness, unto all generations for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it was counted to him for righteousness, to all generations for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος.

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Romans 4:3 Romans 4:3 · King James VersionFor what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.Romans 4:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

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