1 Samuel 30:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֕י מֵֽהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָמָ֑עְלָה וַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָ לְחֹ֤ק וּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה

Transliteration

And wayəhî from the mēhayyôm the hahûʾ and wāmāʿəlāh; and he wayəśimehā for ləḥōq and for ûləmišpāṭ for ləyiśrāʾēl until ʿaḏ the hayyôm the hazzeh

Grammar Details

*wayəhî*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened
*mēhayyôm*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the day
*hahûʾ*: definite article + independent personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - that
*wāmāʿəlāh*: conjunction + adverb - and upward/onward
*wayəśimehā*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he set it
*ləḥōq*: preposition + noun masculine singular - for a statute/decree
*ûləmišpāṭ*: conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular - and for an ordinance/judgment
*ləyiśrāʾēl*: preposition + proper noun - for Israel
*ʿaḏ*: preposition - until
*hayyôm*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the day
*hazzeh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this

Word Meanings

*wayəhî*: it was/it happened/it came to pass
*mēhayyôm hahûʾ wāmāʿəlāh*: from that day and onward/from that day forward
*wayəśimehā*: he set it/he established it/he made it
*ləḥōq ûləmišpāṭ*: for a statute and for an ordinance/law and regulation
*ʿaḏ hayyôm hazzeh*: until this day/to this very day

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 16:13 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

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