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And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he did
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 1
יְהוֹאָ֧שׁye.ho.'AshJehoash
Lemma: יְהוֹאָשׁ (ye.ho.ash) · Strong's: H3060G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoash
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Kings 11:21, 2 Kings 12:1, 2 Kings 12:4, 2 Kings 12:6, 2 Kings 12:7, 2 Kings 12:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3060G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 2
הַיָּשָׁ֛רhai.ya.Sharthe right
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: upright
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 3
בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: appearance
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 4
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 5
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 6
יָמָ֑יוya.Mavdays his
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Kings 12:2 word 7
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 8
הוֹרָ֔הוּho.Ra.huhe instructed him
Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
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 Kings 12:2 word 9
יְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'Jehoiada
Lemma: יְהוֹיָדָע (ye.ho.ya.da) · Strong's: H3077H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoiada
Used 28 times. Also: 2 Kings 11:4, 2 Kings 11:9, 2 Kings 11:15, 2 Kings 11:17, 2 Kings 12:7, 2 Kings 12:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3077H; TAHOT 2 Kings 12:2 word 10
הַכֹּהֵֽן\׃ha.ko.Henthe 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 Kings 12:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Joash | → | יְהוֹאָשׁ H3060G Jehoash |
| did | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| [what was] right | → | יָשָׁר H3477G upright |
| in the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| he was instructed | → | יָרָה H3384B to show |
| by Jehoiada | → | יְהוֹיָדָע H3077H Jehoiada |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
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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