KJV: And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
YLT: And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,
Darby: And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;
ASV: And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,
| וַיְהִ֥י | And was |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| יְהוָ֖ה | Yahweh |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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| יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט | Jehoshaphat |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah. |
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| כִּ֣י | because |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| הָלַ֗ךְ | he walked |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| בְּדַרְכֵ֞י | in ways |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common plural construct Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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| דָּוִ֤יד | of David |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel. |
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| אָבִיו֙ | his father |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים | the former |
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Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural Root: רִאשֹׁון Sense: first, primary, former. |
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| וְלֹ֥א | and not |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| דָרַ֖שׁ | he did seek |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require. |
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| לַבְּעָלִֽים | the Baals |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּעַל Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites. |
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