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# What, then, was the purpose of the law?
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This question can also 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."
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# It was added
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God added it" or "God added the law"
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# The law was ordained through angels
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"God ordained the law through angels" or "God gave the law through angels"
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# by the hand of an intermediary
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The words "by the hand of" represent the intermediary himself. Alternate translation "by an intermediary" or "by his representative"
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