The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 19:6 Explained

2 Chronicles 19:6

KJV: And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

YLT: and saith unto the judges, 'See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the matter of judgment;

Darby: And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.

ASV: and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and he is with you in the judgment.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And said  to the judges,  Take heed  what ye do:  for ye judge  not for man,  but for the LORD,  who [is] with you in the judgment. 

What does 2 Chronicles 19:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 19

1  Jehoshaphat, reproved by Jehu, visits his kingdom
5  His instructions to the judges
8  to the priests and Levites

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 19:6 mean?

and said to the judges take heed to what you are doing for not for man you do judge but for Yahweh and who [is] with you in the judgment
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־ הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־ אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם בִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים  the  judges 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
רְאוּ֙  take  heed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
מָֽה־  to  what 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
עֹשִׂ֔ים  are  doing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לְאָדָ֛ם  for  man 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ  you  do  judge 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
לַיהוָ֑ה  for  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם  and  who  [is]  with  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מִשְׁפָּֽט  the  judgment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.