The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 19:5 Explained

2 Chronicles 19:5

KJV: And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

YLT: And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,

Darby: And he set judges in the land throughout the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

ASV: And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he set  judges  in the land  throughout all the fenced  cities  of Judah,  city  by city, 

What does 2 Chronicles 19:5 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 19:5 mean?

And he set judges in the land throughout all cities of Judah the fortified city and by city
וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים בָּאָ֗רֶץ בְּכָל־ עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת לְעִ֥יר וָעִֽיר

וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד  And  he  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים  judges 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
בָּאָ֗רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
בְּכָל־  throughout  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עָרֵ֧י  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
יְהוּדָ֛ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת  the  fortified 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine plural
Root: בָּצַר 
Sense: to gather, restrain, fence, fortify, make inaccessible, enclose.
לְעִ֥יר  city 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
וָעִֽיר  and  by  city 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.

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