King James Version

2 Chronicles 17:12

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.

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וַיְהִ֧יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טyehoshafatJehoshaphat, the name of six Israelitesיְהוֹשָׁפָטnoun, proper name — “Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites”H3092Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near JerusalemJehoshaphat. Compare H3146 (יוֹשָׁפָט).הֹלֵ֥ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…וְגָדֵ֖לvegadeland greatגָּדֵלconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and great”, a verb used as a describing wordH1432large (literally or figuratively)great, grew.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.לְמָ֑עְלָהlemaelahto aboveמַעַלpreposition, adverb, directional ending — “to above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.וַיִּ֧בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בִּֽיהוּדָ֛הbihudahin Judahיְהוּדָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.בִּירָנִיּ֖וֹתbiraniotcastleבִּירָנִיתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “castle”, the ordinary formH1003a fortresscastle.וְעָרֵ֥יveareand cityעִירconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מִסְכְּנֽוֹתmiskenotstoreמִסְכְּנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “store”, the ordinary formH4543a magazinestore(-house), treasure.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,

World English Bible

Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

Darby Translation

And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.

Douay-Rheims

And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦν Ἰωσαφὰτ πορευόμενος μείζων ἕως εἰς ὕψος, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ οἰκήσεις καὶ πόλεις ὀχυράς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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