at.tah marks the present moment, often introducing a present conclusion, request, or command after prior events.

The adverb points to the present moment or situation reached in the discourse: it introduces present statements such as a kingdom’s outcome, petitions made in response to what has happened, and commands or appeals that follow a preceding statement.

1. Present moment and ensuing action · dominant

   As an adverb, the form marks the current situation or the action called for at that point in the clause. In 1 Samuel 13:14 the APB renders the contrast as “But now your kingdom will not continue”; in 1 Samuel 15:25 it introduces Saul's request, “Now I beg you, forgive my sin.” It also introduces directives after preceding speech or circumstances, as in 1 Chronicles 22:19, where the APB renders “Now give your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God,” and 1 Kings 18:19, “Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me.”

   1 Samuel 13:141 Samuel 15:251 Chronicles 22:191 Kings 18:191 Kings 1:181 Chronicles 29:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the adverb with “now,” including “And now,” “But now,” and “Now therefore.” These renderings confirm the clauses' present or transitional setting without assigning every English occurrence to the term.