et.mol marks an earlier time or prior state, whether recalled as yesterday, former days, or an earlier situation.

The attested use consistently points back to an earlier time or prior condition: people recall former circumstances, compare the present with earlier days, or describe something as already prepared. The supplied forms occur as a noun in most verses and as an adverb in Micah 2:8, without showing a distinct lexical sense.

1. Earlier time or former condition · dominant

   The noun-form occurrences locate events or conditions in an earlier period: in 1 Samuel 10:11 the APB renders people who had known Saul "previously," while 1 Samuel 19:7 places David with Saul "as before." In 2 Samuel 5:2 the APB recalls an earlier period under Saul, Isaiah 30:33 describes Topheth as arranged "from previously," and Psalm 90:4 compares a thousand years with yesterday; Micah 2:8 likewise presents a prior condition with the adverb form.

   1 Samuel 10:111 Samuel 19:72 Samuel 5:2Isaiah 30:33Micah 2:8Psalm 90:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB variously uses "previously," "as before," "from previously," and temporal comparisons involving yesterday or earlier days. These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than word-for-word alignments.