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What, then, was the purpose of the law?
This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "I will tell you what the purpose of the law is." or "Let me tell you why God gave the law."
It was added
"God added it" or "God added the law"
The law was ordained through angels
"God ordained the law through angels" or "God gave the law through angels"
by the hand of an intermediary
The words "by the hand of" represent the intermediary himself. Alternate translation "by an intermediary" or "by his representative, Moses"