King James Version
1 Chronicles 16:15 in the King James Version says “Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;”
1 Chronicles 16:15 · King James Version
O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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“Be ye mindful”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“always”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“to a thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“generations”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
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