2 Chronicles 35:22 Go deeper
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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. (KJV)
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וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 35:22 word 1
הֵסֵב֩he.Sevhe turned round
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 2
יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiah
Lemma: יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ (yo.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H2977G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Josiah
Used 52 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 21:24, 2 Kings 21:26, 2 Kings 22:1, 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2977G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 3
פָנָ֜יוfa.Navface his
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 4
מִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuaway from him
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 5
כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 6
לְהִלָּחֵֽם\־le.hi.la.chem-to fight
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 7
הִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhit.cha.Peshe disguised himself
Lemma: חָפַשׂ (cha.pha.s) · Strong's: H2664
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtp3ms)
Meaning: to search
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 31:35, Genesis 44:12, 1 Samuel 23:23, 1 Samuel 28:8, 1 Kings 20:6, 1 Kings 20:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2664; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 8
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 35:22 word 9
שָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'he listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 10
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 11
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 12
נְכ֖וֹne.KhoNecho
Lemma: נְכוֹ (ne.kho) · Strong's: H5224G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Neco
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 35:20, 2 Chronicles 36:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5224G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 13
מִפִּ֣יmi.Pifrom [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 14
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 35:22 word 15
וַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'and he went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 16
לְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.Chemto do battle
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 17
בְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'Atin [the] valley of
Lemma: בִּקְעָה (biq.ah) · Strong's: H1237K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: valley
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Deuteronomy 8:7, Deuteronomy 11:11, Nehemiah 6:2, Psalms 104:8, Isaiah 40:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1237K; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 18
מְגִדּֽוֹ\׃me.gi.DoMegiddo
Lemma: מְגִדּוֹ (me.gid.don) · Strong's: H4023
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Megiddo
Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 12:21, Joshua 17:11, Judges 1:27, Judges 5:19, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4023; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 35:22 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Josiah, however | → | יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ H2977G Josiah |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| turn away | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| from him | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| instead | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| in order to engage him in battle | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| he disguised himself | → | חָפַשׂ H2664 to search |
| He did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Neco’s | → | נְכוֹ H5224G Neco |
| words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| from the mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| but went | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to fight him | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| on the Plain | → | בִּקְעָה H1237K valley |
| of Megiddo | → | מְגִדּוֹ H4023 Megiddo |
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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