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tor denotes a boundary or limit in the single attested clause, though the translation does not isolate its contribution.
The single attestation presents tor as a construct noun marking a boundary or limit within a clause about God speaking concerning the servant's house; the translation does not make the term's specific contribution clear.
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A boundary or limit in a construct relation · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 17:17, the construct singular form occurs in the clause concerning God's speech about the servant's house. The APB renders the verse, "This was a small thing in your sight, O God, and you spoke about the house of your servant from a distant time," but its translation does not isolate the noun's specific rendering.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 17:17, the APB presents the surrounding clause as God speaking about the servant's house "from a distant time." It does not clearly identify an English rendering for this noun.