# He keeps in mind ... the word that he commanded These two phrases share similar meanings and are used together for emphasis. The word "word" refers to the covenant. AT: "He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the promise he made" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # keeps in mind This means to remember and think about something. AT: "remembers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # a thousand generations "1,000 generations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/earth]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mind]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]