וְזֹאת֩ לְפָנִ֨ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל עַל־הַגְּאוּלָּ֤ה וְעַל־הַתְּמוּרָה֙ לְקַיֵּ֣ם כָּל־דָּבָ֔ר שָׁלַ֥ף אִ֛ישׁ נַעֲל֖וֹ וְנָתַ֣ן לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ וְזֹ֥את הַתְּעוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Ito ang kaugalian noong unang panahon sa Israel tungkol sa pagtubos at sa pagpapalitan, upang pagtibayin ang anumang kasunduan: hinuhubad ng isang lalaki ang kanyang sandalyas at ibinibigay ito sa kanyang kapwa. Ito ang paraan ng pagpapatunay sa Israel.
Guide for the Perplexed
The word is also used as an adverb of time, meaning “before.” Comp. In former time (le-phanim) in Israel” (Ruth 4:7); “Of old (le-phanim) hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth” (Ps. 102:25).