Deuteronomy 32:7

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

זכר זְכֹר

he has remembered/male

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זכר

zâkar

Definition

properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

Root

a primitive root; also as denominative from H2145 (זכר)

Exhaustive

a primitive root; also as denominative from זכר; properly, 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.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2142

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Fürst Lexicon

זָכַר

verb • Root זכר • Strongs / High • Page 432

An unused primary meaning is 'to press in, bore into'. The main figurative meaning is 'to imprint on the memory', hence 'to remember'. Developed meanings include: to recollect, to keep in mind, to consider or repute, to reflect upon, to be mindful, to meditate, to think of in an honoring way.

זָכַר

verb • Root זכר • Strongs / High • Page 433

To praise, to celebrate; also according to some to be noble, distinguished, faultless (i.e. worthy of praise).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָכַר

verb • Root זכר • Page 202

To remember, to think of (Deut. 5:15, Gen. 8:1). Niph. נִזְכַּר 'to be remembered' (Job 24:20, Jer. 11:19). Hiph. הִזְכִּיר 'to bring to remembrance' (Gen. 40:14), 'to make mention of', or 'to praise' (Ps. 87:4, Is. 63:7). Includes ritual usage for offering incense (Is. 66:3) and the office of 'מַזְכִּיר' (recorder/historiographer, 1 K. 4:3).

Verb Qal imperative second person masculine singular

LXX: μνήσθητι ἐμνήσθη ἐμνήσθην μνησθήσῃ μνησθήσομαι

LXX Usage Statistics

H2142:

μνήσθητι 34× (14.3%)

ἐμνήσθη 25× (10.1%)

ἐμνήσθην 13× (5.5%)

μνησθήσῃ 13× (4.9%)

μνησθήσομαι 11× (4.4%)

μνησθήσεται 10× (4.2%)

μνήσθητε 9× (3.7%)

μνησθῇσ 7× (2.9%)

μνήσθητί 7× (3.0%)

ἐμνήσθησ 6× (2.6%)

ימות יְמוֹת

he is dying

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יום

yôwm

Definition

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

Root

from an unused root meaning to be hot;

Exhaustive

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3117

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Fürst Lexicon

יוֹם

noun masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 595

brightness, splendour, shining, light. hence 1. the day (the period of light), opposed to night; can also mean mid-day. 2. the civil day, including night.

יוֹם

noun masculine • Root יום • Strongs / High • Page 596

Day; also used metaphorically for a specific time or event, such as birth-day, day of punishment, day of death, the present time, or the end of life.

יוֹם

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root יום • Strongs / High • Page 596

Aramaic (Chaldee) word for 'day', with the same variety of senses as the Hebrew.

יוֹם

noun / masculine • Root ימם • Strongs / High • Page 612

1. clearness, light. 2. day (including the night). The plural form יָמִים can also mean a short time, an indefinite time, or a long time.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יוֹם

m. prim. dec. i. • Page 277

1. day. Phrases: הַיּוֹם (this day; to-day, 1 Sam. 12:17); בְּיוֹם (on the day when, Gen 2:17); כְּיוֹם (now, Gen. 25:31); יוֹם יוֹם (daily, Neh. 8:18); מִיּוֹם (from the day on, Ex. 10:6). Special uses: a day of misfortune (Obad. 12), a day of prosperity or festival (Hos. 7:5), and the day of Jehovah/judgment (Joel 1:15). 2. time generally (Gen. 39: 11).

יוֹם

noun masculine • Page 278

Day. (1) Specially days of one's life (Gen. 6:3, Gen. 43:9, Sam. 25:28). (2) Time generally (Gen. 47:8, Ex. 2:11, Judg. 18:1). (3) Some or several days (Neh. 1:4, Dan. 8:27, Gen. 40:4). (4) A year (Lev. 25:29, Judg. 17:10, 1 Sam. 2:19).

יוֹם

m. chald. • Page 278

Day, as in Heb. Plural יוֹמִין, emphatic יוֹמַיָּא. (Ezra 4:15, 19).

Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: ἡμέρᾳ ἡμέρασ σήμερον ἡμέραν ἡμερῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3117:

ἡμέρᾳ 574× (20.2%)

ἡμέρασ 571× (23.8%)

σήμερον 204× (9.1%)

ἡμέραν 171× (6.9%)

ἡμερῶν 153× (6.4%)

ἡμέρα 135× (5.4%)

ἡμέραισ 133× (4.6%)

ἡμέραι 116× (4.7%)

--- 51× (2.4%)

'' 46× (1.8%)

עולם עוֹלָם

an eternal one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עולם

ʻôwlâm

Definition

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Root

or עלם; from H5956 (עלם);

Exhaustive

or עלם; from עלם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-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 נצח, עד.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5769

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Fürst Lexicon

עוֹלָם

noun • Strongs / High • Page 1065

1. For ever, to denote continuance. 2. Duration without end (eternity). 3. A time future conditioned by context (duration of life, time onward, continual joy, definite duration). 4. Eternity, applied to God (without beginning and end). 5. Rhetorical hyperbole (wishing for long life). The plural (עוֹלָמִים) means earlier (old) times, remote future, or continuance. Also refers to 'the world' or 'worldly-mindedness'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עוֹלָם

noun masculine • Page 496

1. Eternity; sometimes used for a long period (Deut. 15: 17) or strictly as immortal like God (Gen. 3: 22). Refers to time to come (Gen. 9: 16) or time past (Deut. 32: 7). 2. In Chald. and Talmud, the world. Ecc. 3: 11.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: αἰῶνα αἰῶνοσ αἰώνιον αἰώνιοσ ἀπ'

LXX Usage Statistics

H5769:

αἰῶνα 196× (36.2%)

αἰῶνοσ 90× (20.9%)

αἰώνιον 67× (17.3%)

αἰώνιοσ 9× (2.3%)

ἀπ' 6× (1.4%)

'' 6× (1.3%)

pεἰσ 6× (1.6%)

αἰῶνοσ 5× (1.1%)

αἰώνια 5× (1.2%)

αἰώνιοι 5× (1.3%)

בינו בּינוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בין

bîyn

Definition

to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H995

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּין

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 228

Aramaic form of the Hebrew verb meaning to understand or perceive.

בִּין

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

See בּוּן Hif. II.

בִּין

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

As a noun, see בִּינָה.

בֵּין

preposition • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

Aramaic preposition, the same as the Hebrew equivalent: between.

בֵּין

preposition • Root בינת • Lemma_Lookup • Page 239

Between; abridged from בַּיִנַת.

בַּיִן

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

Division, separation, and therefore concrete interval (space between two things); commonly used as a preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.

הִלְבִּין

verb • Root לבן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 766

To show whiteness, to be white, of snow. Figuratively: to cleanse, to purify, to absolve from sin.

יָבִין

noun proper • Root בין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 571

intelligent; a proper name of Phenician kings of northern Palestine.

מֵבִין

masculine noun • Root בין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 803

Instructing (only in plural מְבִינִים in K'tib).

שְׁבִיבִין

aram. m. pl. (aramaic) • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1373

the same (flame/spark).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּין

verb • Page 95

To be wise, intelligent (Part. מֵבִין, Prov. 8:9). Hithpal. הִתְבּוֹנֵן: 1. to observe, attend, regard (Jer. 2:10, Job 37:14); 2. to understand (Job 26:14); 3. to be skilful, intelligent (Ps. 119:100). (Continued from previous page)

Verb Qal imperative second person masculine plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0995:

No stats available

שנות שְׁנוֹת

duplicates

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שנה

shâneh

Definition

a year (as a revolution of time)

Root

(in plural or (feminine) שנה; from H8138 (שנה);

Exhaustive

(in plural or (feminine) שנה; from שנה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8141

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Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁנָה

noun feminine • Root ישן • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1459

Sleep; also sleep of death; figuratively, a dreamy, torpid thing.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁנָה

verb • Root שנה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1458

I. 1. tr. same as שָׁנָה I., properly to fold together two things, to double; hence to repeat, to do again, iterare. 2. intr. to be changeable, to change; to be fickle, or to be otherwise, different; to return, to be repeated; to copy; of time, to run a circuit.

Matched via consonantal key only

שָׁנָה

verb • Root שנה • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1458

II. (Not used) intransitive, same as שָׁוָא II. to shine, to glitter, to lighten.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁנָה

f. chald. • Page 690

a year. Plur. שְׁנִין. Dan. 6: 1.

שֵׁנָה

noun feminine • Root ישן • Page 690

sleep, a dream. Ps. 90: 5.

שָׁנָה

verb • Page 690

1. to alter, to change or be changed. Mal. 3: 6; Lam. 4: 1. 2. to be different, diverse. Est. 1: 7; 3: 8. 3. to be of a different opinion. Prov. 24: 21. 4. to repeat, to do a second time. Neh. 13: 21; 1 Sam. 26: 8. Pi. to change, alter (promise, way, garments, or countenance). Ps. 89: 35; Jer. 2: 36; 52: 33; Job 14: 20. Pu. to be changed, disfigured. Ecc. 8: 1. Hithpa. to disguise one's self. 1 K. 14: 2.

שָׁנָה

noun feminine • Root שנה • Page 690

a year, perhaps literally a repetition or return of the same seasons. Deut. 14: 22; 1 Sam. 7: 16; Gen. 7: 11. Dual שְׁנָתַיִם two years. Gen. 41: 1; Jer. 28: 3.

Noun common feminine plural construct

LXX: ἔτη ἔτει ἐτῶν ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐνιαυτῷ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8141:

ἔτη 287× (33.8%)

ἔτει 132× (13.0%)

ἐτῶν 114× (13.4%)

ἐνιαυτοῦ 35× (3.7%)

ἐνιαυτῷ 32× (2.8%)

ἐνιαυτὸν 30× (3.3%)

εἰκοσαετοῦσ 29× (3.0%)

ἔτουσ 26× (2.9%)

'' 23× (2.4%)

ἐνιαύσιον 20× (2.4%)

דור דּוֹר־

revolution of time

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

דור

dôwr

Definition

properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

Root

or (shortened) דר; from H1752 (דור);

Exhaustive

or (shortened) דר; from דור; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling; age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1755

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Fürst Lexicon

דּוֹר

noun / masculine • Root דור • Strongs / High • Page 361

A circle of time, period of time; hence, the period of a man's age, a generation.

דּוֹר

masculine noun • Root דור • Strongs / High • Page 362

1. An age, a period of time, a generation; also used for 'ever and ever' or 'eternity'. 2. Men of a definite time, a race. 3. A dwelling, habitation, either from the circular form of a nomad-tent or from the root דּוּר; figuratively, the grave or the body. 4. A circle of houses together, a city; also the proper name of a Phenician royal city, Dor.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דּוֹר

noun masculine • Root דור • Page 160

1. age, generation. 2. a race or class of men. 3. dwelling. Used in phrases like 'generation of generations' (eternity). Ps. 14:5, 32:5, Is. 38:12, Ps. 49:20.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: γενεὰσ γενεὰν γενεὰ γενεᾷ γενεῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1755:

γενεὰσ 44× (22.4%)

γενεὰν 26× (14.9%)

γενεὰ 18× (11.4%)

γενεᾷ 14× (8.0%)

γενεῶν 13× (8.3%)

γενεᾶσ 12× (7.4%)

γενεάν 10× (5.8%)

γενεαῖσ 5× (3.0%)

ἔκγονον 4× (2.7%)

γενεάσ 4× (2.5%)

ודור וָדוֹר

revolution of time

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

דור

dôwr

Definition

properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

Root

or (shortened) דר; from H1752 (דור);

Exhaustive

or (shortened) דר; from דור; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling; age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1755

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דּוֹר

noun / masculine • Root דור • Strongs / High • Page 361

A circle of time, period of time; hence, the period of a man's age, a generation.

דּוֹר

masculine noun • Root דור • Strongs / High • Page 362

1. An age, a period of time, a generation; also used for 'ever and ever' or 'eternity'. 2. Men of a definite time, a race. 3. A dwelling, habitation, either from the circular form of a nomad-tent or from the root דּוּר; figuratively, the grave or the body. 4. A circle of houses together, a city; also the proper name of a Phenician royal city, Dor.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

דּוֹר

noun masculine • Root דור • Page 160

1. age, generation. 2. a race or class of men. 3. dwelling. Used in phrases like 'generation of generations' (eternity). Ps. 14:5, 32:5, Is. 38:12, Ps. 49:20.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: γενεὰσ γενεὰν γενεὰ γενεᾷ γενεῶν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1755:

γενεὰσ 44× (22.4%)

γενεὰν 26× (14.9%)

γενεὰ 18× (11.4%)

γενεᾷ 14× (8.0%)

γενεῶν 13× (8.3%)

γενεᾶσ 12× (7.4%)

γενεάν 10× (5.8%)

γενεαῖσ 5× (3.0%)

ἔκγονον 4× (2.7%)

γενεάσ 4× (2.5%)

שאל שְׁאַל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שאל

shâʼal

Definition

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Root

or שאל; a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or שאל; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand; ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7592

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Fürst Lexicon

שָׁאַל

verb • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1366

Intransitive/Transitive: 1. properly, to penetrate; 2. to press upon one (with words), to ask pressingly, to urge, inquire, consult, demand, beg, or desire.

שָׁאַל

verb • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1367

1. To ask (with ל of person and ב of a thing), also = to greet. 2. To ask for, to require, to demand urgently. 3. Metaphor. to ask a loan, to borrow. 4. (Not used) To go down deep, to sink, of a fissure, ravine.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁאַל

verb • Page 648

1. To ask, demand, require, seek (Job 31:30, Jon. 4:8, 1 K. 19:4, Ps. 2:8, 1 Sam. 8:10). 2. To ask, beg, request (Ps. 21:5, Deut. 18:16). 3. To inquire of, interrogate (Gen. 24:47, Job 40:7, Josh. 9:14, Is. 30:2). 4. To consult as an oracle (Judg. 1:1, 18:5, 1 Sam. 22:10, Ezek. 21:26). 5. To inquire after health (Gen. 43:27, 1 Sam. 10:4, Ex. 18:7). 6. To borrow (Ex. 3:22, 11:2, 1 Sam. 1:28, 2 K. 6:5). 7. To beg alms (Prov. 20:4). Also in Niph. (ask for one's self), Pi. (ask, inquire), and Hiph. (to lend).

Verb Qal imperative second person masculine singular

LXX: ἐπηρώτησεν ᾐτήσω ᾐτήσατο ἠρώτησεν ἐπηρώτησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7592:

ἐπηρώτησεν 13× (6.4%)

ᾐτήσω 10× (5.5%)

ᾐτήσατο 7× (3.7%)

ἠρώτησεν 7× (3.6%)

ἐπηρώτησαν 7× (3.7%)

ἐρωτήσατε 6× (3.2%)

αἴτησαι 6× (3.3%)

ἐρωτήσω 5× (2.6%)

ἐπερώτησον 5× (2.8%)

αἰτοῦμαι 4× (2.2%)

אביך אָבִיךָ

father of yourself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אב

ʼâb

Definition

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1

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

אָב

noun masculine • Root אבה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 43

Father; benefactor, care-taker, supporter; spiritual benefactor (teacher, instructor, counsellor); chief adviser, Visier; lord, possessor, holder (figuratively in compounds); founder of a domestic society or race; spiritual begetter, i.e. Creator, God.

אָב

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 44

God, as the creator, benefactor, care-taker, ruler; frequently used in compound proper names denoting God.

אָב

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 254

Father (used here as master/teacher)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָב

m. prim. irreg. • Page 16

1. father, properly so called; freq. 2. grandfather, forefather, ancestor (Gen. 28: 13, 1 K. 15: 11, 1 Chr. 2: 45, Gen. 4: 20, 21). 3. maker, creator (Job 38: 28). In this sense, applied to Jehovah (Is. 63: 16, 64: 7). 4. benefactor, guardian (Job 29: 16, Ps. 68: 6). Applied to the expected Messiah as אֲבִי עַד 'the eternal father of his people' (Is. 9: 5). 5. a title of respect for prophets and priests, even from kings (2 K. 6: 21, 13: 14, Judg. 17: 10). 6. 'father of the king', an oriental expression to designate a vizier or prime minister (Gen. 45: 8).

אָב

noun masculine • Page 17

Father. Beyond the literal sense, it is used for a counsellor or teacher (Gen. 41:43) and figuratively for the grave (Job 17:14). It appears in compound proper names (e.g., Abraham, Abigail) and includes the Chaldee form (Dan. 2:23).

אָב

noun masculine • Root אבה • Page 17

Wish, desire. Core biblical reference: Job 34:36.

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

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0001:

No stats available

ויגדך וְיַגֵּדְךָ

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

נגד

nâgad

Definition

properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5046

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

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָגַד

verb • Root נגד • Strongs / High • Page 941

To rise, swell out, be prominent (e.g., of high land or the breast); to be arched. Metaphorically: to be in front, be before, or be opposite; to be manifest, visible, clear. (The Kal form of this verb is unused).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָגַד

verb • Root נגד • Page 424

in Kal not used. Probably literal to be before. Hiph. הִגִּיד: 1. to declare, show, make known (Gen. 3:11; 9:22; 29:12; 37:5; Ezek. 43:10; Job 26:4; 42:3). 2. to announce, publish (Ps. 111:6; 9:12; 71:17; 92:3; 75:10). 3. to betray (Job 17:5). 4. to solve a riddle (Judg. 14:19).

Conjunction, Verb Hiphil third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: ἀπήγγειλεν ἀπηγγέλη ἀνήγγειλαν ἀνήγγειλεν ἀνηγγέλη

LXX Usage Statistics

H5046:

ἀπήγγειλεν 49× (12.8%)

ἀπηγγέλη 27× (6.8%)

ἀνήγγειλαν 21× (5.2%)

ἀνήγγειλεν 16× (4.1%)

ἀνηγγέλη 15× (3.9%)

ἀναγγελεῖ 13× (3.5%)

ἀπαγγελῶ 10× (2.7%)

ἀναγγεῖλαι 10× (2.6%)

ἀπαγγεῖλαι 10× (2.8%)

ἀναγγείλατε 9× (2.5%)

זקניך זְקֵנֶיךָ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זקן

zâqên

Definition

old

Root

from H2204 (זקן);

Exhaustive

from זקן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2205

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

זָקֵן

verb • Root זקן • Strongs / High • Page 441

II. intransitive. to be old, of persons.

זָקֵן

adjective / substantive / masculine • Root זקן • Strongs / High • Page 442

As an adjective: old, grey, with age. As a substantive: an old man. Figuratively: a ruler of the people, a principal man, a grandee, an elder.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָקֵן

verb • Page 207

to be old (Gen. 18:12). Hiph. to wax old (Prov. 22:6, Job 14:8).

זָקֵן

noun masculine • Root זקן • Page 207

an old man (Gen. 24:2); elders, specifically of Israel, Egypt, or cities (Ex. 3:16, Deut. 19:12).

Adjective adjective masculine plural construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

LXX: πρεσβύτεροι πρεσβυτέρων πρεσβυτέρουσ γερουσία πρεσβύτησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2205:

πρεσβύτεροι 40× (21.7%)

πρεσβυτέρων 29× (15.2%)

πρεσβυτέρουσ 28× (15.0%)

γερουσία 13× (6.7%)

πρεσβύτησ 9× (5.3%)

γερουσίαν 8× (4.3%)

πρεσβυτέροισ 8× (4.0%)

πρεσβύτεροσ 5× (3.1%)

'' 4× (2.2%)

πρεσβύτερον 3× (1.8%)

ויאמרו וְיֹאמְרוּ

and they are speaking

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

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

Conjunction, Verb Qal third person masculine plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

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 -For/Into Art, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Remember the days of eternity; Discern the years of generation and generation: Ask thy father, and he will announce to thee; Thy old men, and they shall say to thee.

LITV Translation:
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he shall tell you; your elders, and they shall tell you;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Remember the days of old, Consider the years for past ages: Ask thy father, and he shall relate to thee, Thine elders, and they shall tell thee.