2 Chronicles 15:3 Go deeper
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Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. (KJV)
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וְיָמִ֥יםve.ya.Mimand days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 1
רַבִּ֖יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 2
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'El[belonged] to Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 3
לְלֹ֣א\׀le.Lo'to not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 4
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 5
אֱמֶ֗ת'e.Mettruth
Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: truth: true
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 6
וּלְלֹ֛אu.le.Lo'and to not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 7
כֹּהֵ֥ןko.Hena priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 8
מוֹרֶ֖הmo.Reh[who] teaches
Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to show
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 9
וּלְלֹ֥אu.le.Lo'and to not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 10
תוֹרָֽה\׃to.Rah[the] law
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 15:3 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| years | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| has been without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the true | → | אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| a priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| to instruct them | → | יָרָה H3384B to show |
| and without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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