2 Chronicles 29:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽיו

Transliteration

wa-yaʿaś ha-yāšār in-ʿênê YHWH according-to-all that-ʿāśāh Dāwid ʾābîw

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
*yaʿaś*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he did
*ha*: definite article - the
*yāšār*: adjective, masculine singular - right/straight/upright
*ʿênê*: noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of/in the sight of
*YHWH*: proper name - Yahweh/the LORD
*kə*: preposition - according to/like
*kōl*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of/entirety of
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - that/which
*ʿāśāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - did/made
*Dāwid*: proper name, masculine singular - David
*ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father

Word Meanings

*yāšār*: upright/right/pleasing
*ʿênê*: eyes/sight/presence

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Authorized King James Version (1611)

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Early Modern English register: Uses archaic pronouns and verb endings (thee, thou, -eth, -est) and classical syntax.
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Textual basis: Primarily translated from the Masoretic Hebrew Text (OT) and the Textus Receptus Greek (NT), reflecting the scholarship of its time.
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Archaic vocabulary and syntax can hinder comprehension
Textual base (Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus) differs from many modern critical editions
Obsolete pronouns and verb endings (thee, thou, -eth, -est)
Non-contemporary idioms may obscure meaning for modern readers
Limited gender-inclusive language

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 28:1 : 1 ¶ Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
2 Chr 34:2 : 2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined [neither] to the right hand, nor to the left.

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1¶ Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
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