The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 19:8 Explained

2 Chronicles 19:8

KJV: Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

YLT: And also in Jerusalem hath Jehoshaphat appointed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the heads of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for strife; and they turn back to Jerusalem,

Darby: And moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites And priests, And of the chief fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah And for causes. And they returned to Jerusalem.

ASV: Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers houses of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover in Jerusalem  did Jehoshaphat  set  of the Levites,  and [of] the priests,  and of the chief  of the fathers  of Israel,  for the judgment  of the LORD,  and for controversies,  when they returned  to Jerusalem. 

What does 2 Chronicles 19:8 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 19:8 mean?

Moreover in Jerusalem appointed Jehoshaphat some of the Levites and priests and some of the chief fathers of Israel for the judgment of Yahweh for controversies and when they returned to Jerusalem
וְגַ֣ם בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַם הֶעֱמִ֨יד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט מִן־ הַלְוִיִּ֣ם וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָ֖ה וְלָרִ֑יב וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

וְגַ֣ם  Moreover 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
הֶעֱמִ֨יד  appointed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט  Jehoshaphat 
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.
מִן־  some 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַלְוִיִּ֣ם  of  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים  and  priests 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤י  and  some  of  the  chief 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָאָבוֹת֙  fathers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט  for  the  judgment 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
וְלָרִ֑יב  for  controversies 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רִיב 
Sense: strife, controversy, dispute.
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ  and  when  they  returned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם  to  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.