1 Chronicles 29:13

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ועתה וְעַתָּה

and

now

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עתה

ʻattâh

Definition

at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive

Root

from H6256 (עת);

Exhaustive

from עת; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive; henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6258

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַתָּה

adverb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1147

Adverb: now; properly: at the time = at present, till now, till the present; opposite of the past in אָז. Used also of the future (if now, i.e. in case).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָתָה

verb transitive • Root עות • Consonantal / Low • Page 1147

(not used) tr. to support, to help.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Adverb

LXX: νῦν νυνὶ --- ἤδη σὺ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6258:

νῦν 370× (84.6%)

νυνὶ 11× (2.8%)

--- 10× (2.5%)

ἤδη 4× (1.0%)

σὺ 4× (1.0%)

οὖν 3× (0.8%)

---% 3× (0.6%)

ἄρτι 2× (0.5%)

ἰδοὺ 2× (0.4%)

'' 2× (0.4%)

אלהינו אֱלֹהֵינוּ

mighty ones of ourselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אלהים

ʼĕlôhîym

Definition

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

Root

plural of H433 (אלוה);

Exhaustive

plural of אלוה; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H430

נו

Definition

our, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9025

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֱלֹהִים

noun masculine plural • Root אלוה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 134

God, the Deity; used most frequently as a plural of majesty for the true and most high God (Jehovah); also used for national gods or guardian deities.

אֱלֹהִים

noun masculine plural • Strongs_Numbers • Page 135

Plural in form but often used as singular. 1. The supreme and universal God, God of humanity (distinct from the national name YHWH). 2. Applied to heathen gods. 3. Applied to judges (as representatives of God's judgment). 4. Applied to angels (disputed). 5. Applied to kings or ghosts. 6. Used with other nouns to express the superlative or highest degree (e.g., 'mountain of God' for a great mountain).

אֱלֹהִים

proper name • Strongs_Numbers • Page 591

God. The vowels of this word are assigned to the Tetragrammaton (יהוה) when it is preceded by אֲדֹנָי, resulting in the form יֱהֹוִה.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֱלֹהִים

plur. • Root אלוה • Page 51

1. gods, in the plural number (Ex. 20:3). 2. as a pluralis excellentiae: God in the singular (Gen. 1:1, etc.). 3. בֶּן-אֱלֹהִים (son of God), applied to kings, angels, or worshippers (Ps. 2:7, Gen. 6:2, Job 1:6). 4. אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים (man of God), applied to prophets and servants of God (Judg. 13:6, 1 Sam. 2:27, Deut. 33:1). 5. Used superlatively: 'great before God' (Jon. 3:3, Gen. 23:6).

Noun common masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal first person both plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0430:

No stats available

מודים מוֹדִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ידה

yâdâh

Definition

physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

Root

a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027 (יד); literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; used only as denominative from יד; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands); cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3034

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָדָה

verb • Root ידד • Strongs / High • Page 580

I. (Kal unused) intr. to pronounce, to utter, to name, hence metaphor. a) to confess, to acknowledge, to announce in words, b) to praise, to celebrate, in poems and songs.

יָדָה

verb • Root ידה • Strongs / High • Page 581

To praise. The entry notes this is an organic root with cognates in various languages.

יָדָה

verb • Root ירה • Strongs / High • Page 581

To cast, to hurl, to throw away. Considered the same as the root יָרָה.

יָדָה

verb • Root ידד • Strongs / High • Page 581

To take, to lay hold of. A collateral form of יָדַד I. Noted as not in use.

יָדָה

verb • Root ידה • Strongs / High • Page 581

To stretch, to extend, to project, to be prominent. Equivalent to הָדָה I. Noted as not in use.

יָדָה

verb • Root ידה • Strongs / High • Page 755

to throw, cast

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָדָה

verb • Root ידד • Page 271

I. To throw, cast (Jer. 50:14). Pi. fut. וַיַּדּוּ (Lam. 3:53). Infin. יַדּוֹת: to cast down the horns of the Gentiles (Zech. 2:4).

יָדָה

verb • Page 271

II. Found only in Hiphil הֹודָה. 1. to own, acknowledge, confess (Prov. 28:13, Ps. 32:5). 2. to praise (Gen. 49:8, Ps. 54:8).

Verb Hiphil participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἐξομολογήσομαί ἐξομολογεῖσθε ἐξομολογήσομαι αἰνεῖν ἐξομολογησάσθωσάν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3034:

ἐξομολογήσομαί 17× (15.2%)

ἐξομολογεῖσθε 17× (15.0%)

ἐξομολογήσομαι 10× (8.9%)

αἰνεῖν 7× (5.4%)

ἐξομολογησάσθωσάν 6× (5.4%)

ἐξομολογησάσθωσαν 5× (4.5%)

ἐξομολογήσεταί 4× (3.5%)

ἐξομολογήσονται 4× (3.3%)

ἐξομολογησόμεθα 3× (2.7%)

ἐξαγορεύσει 3× (2.4%)

אנחנו אֲנַחְנוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אנחנו

ʼănachnûw

Definition

we

Root

apparently from H595 (אנכי);

Exhaustive

apparently from אנכי; we; ourselves, us, we.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H587

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲנַחְנוּ

pronoun personal • Strongs_Numbers • Page 161

We; in use exclusively as the plural of אֲנִי and אָנֹכִי.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲנַ֫חְנוּ

pronoun • Page 61

we. Once Jer. 42:6. Keth. which is the true reading, for the Keri אֲנַחְנוּ is only a gloss which has substituted the usual form for the unusual form.

Pronoun personal first person both plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0587:

No stats available

לך לָךְ

to yourself/walk

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ך

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9031

Preposition, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

ומהללים וּמְהַלְלים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

הלל

hâlal

Definition

to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1984

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָלַל

verb • Root הלל • Strongs / High • Page 402

I. 1. to be clear, to be bright, to shine. 2. Figuratively: to be shining, splendid, to boast, to be proud.

הָלַל

verb • Root הלל • Strongs / High • Page 403

To resound, to sound; to shine clearly.

הָלַל

verb • Root הלל • Strongs / High • Page 403

To wander here and there, without aim or object; to rave, to indulge fancies, to be mad; to storm, to rage.

הָלַל

verb • Root הלל • Strongs / High • Page 404

To roll quickly, of chariots; figuratively, to be drunk, mad.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָלַל

verb • Root הלל • Page 188

1. to shine, give light (Job 29:3). 2. to shine, to glitter (Comp. Pi.). 3. to be haughty, arrogant (Ps. 75:5). 4. to be mad, foolish (Jer. 25:16). Pi.: to make to shine, give lustre; hence to praise, commend, celebrate (Gen. 12:15, Ps. 116:19). Pu.: to be praised or celebrated (Ezek. 26:17). Hithpa.: 1. to be praised (Prov. 31:30); 2. to glory, boast (1 K. 20:11). Po.: to make foolish, to deprive of reason (Ecc. 7:7, Job 12:17). Hithpo.: to be or become mad, foolish (Jer. 25:16, 51:7).

Conjunction, Verb Piel participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: αἰνεῖτε αλληλουια αἰνέσω αἰνεῖν καυχάσθω

LXX Usage Statistics

H1984b:

αἰνεῖτε 26× (16.8%)

αλληλουια 17× (11.0%)

αἰνέσω 7× (4.4%)

αἰνεῖν 6× (3.5%)

καυχάσθω 5× (3.2%)

αἰνεσάτωσαν 5× (3.2%)

αἰνετὸσ 5× (2.8%)

αἰνέσατε 3× (1.8%)

αἰνέσει 3× (1.8%)

αἰνέσουσιν 3× (1.7%)

לשם לְשֵׁם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שם

shêm

Definition

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

Root

a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064 (שמים));

Exhaustive

a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שמים); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8034

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

A sign, a memorial, a token, a mark, and therefore a name. (Includes usage regarding calling or inscribing a name).

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Metaphor: The internal essence as outwardly revealed and known as operative; hence of God (the Divine Essence, Presence, Protection, or Power).

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Fame, renown, fama, an honourable name. Also used to denote a good name, sweet scent (assonance), bad reputation, or posterity (name after death).

שֵׁם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Proper noun: The oldest son of Noah (Gen. 5, 32), progenitor of the Semites.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁם

m. constr. • Page 683

1. a name; a celebrated name, celebrity, renown. Gen. 6: 4, Num. 16: 2. 2. a rumour, report. Deut. 22: 14. 3. the name of Jehovah, particularly his praise or glory. Ps. 79: 9, Is. 48: 9.

שָׁם

adverb • Page 683

1. there. 2. thither (i.q. שָׁמָּה). 3. then (spoken of time). 4. thither/whither (with paragagic ה). Gen. 13: 3, 1 Sam. 2: 14, Ps. 14: 5, Gen. 19: 20.

שֻׁם

m. chald. • Page 684

A name. References: Dan. 4:5 [4:8]; Ezra 5:1. With suffix שֻׁמֵּהּ (from שֵׁם) Dan. 2:20, 26; 4:5 [4:8]; 5:12. Ezra 5:14: 'and they were given to Sheshbazzar, as his name was'.

Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ὄνομα ὄνομά ὀνόματι ὀνόματί ὀνόματα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8034:

ὄνομα 400× (45.4%)

ὄνομά 128× (14.3%)

ὀνόματι 86× (9.2%)

ὀνόματί 62× (6.4%)

ὀνόματα 50× (5.6%)

ὀνομάτων 22× (2.8%)

ὀνόματοσ 17× (1.8%)

ὀνόματόσ 15× (1.6%)

'' 15× (1.7%)

αὐτῆσ 10× (0.9%)

תפארתך תִּפְאַרְתֶּךָ׃

the glory of yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תפארה

tiphʼârâh

Definition

ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)

Root

or תפארת; from H6286 (פאר);

Exhaustive

or תפארת; from פאר; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively); beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8597

ך

Definition

your, personal posessive - noun suffix: 2nd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 2nd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9021

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תִּפְאֶרֶת

noun feminine • Root פאר • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1526

splendour, ornament (of a crown or mitre).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תִּפְאֶרֶת

noun feminine • Root פאר • Page 723

1. Ornament, splendour, beauty. Refs: Ex. 28:2; Is. 3:18; 52:1; Ezek. 16:17. 2. Glory, praise, honour. Refs: Judg. 4:9; Is. 63:14; 10:12; 13:19. 3. The seat of glory (mercy seat). Ref: Ps. 78:61.

Noun common feminine singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: δόξησ δόξαν καύχημα καυχήσεωσ δόξα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8597:

δόξησ 9× (17.0%)

δόξαν 7× (11.4%)

καύχημα 5× (8.8%)

καυχήσεωσ 4× (8.2%)

δόξα 4× (7.3%)

καυχήσεώσ 4× (7.3%)

dεἰσ 2× (3.6%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And now, our God, we confess to thee, and praise to the name of thy glory.

LITV Translation:
And now, our God, we are giving thanks to You, and giving praise to Your glorious name;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And now, Lord, we give thanks to thee, and praise thy glorious name.