Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.2 Kings 23:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְכָמֹהוּ֩ לֹֽא־הָיָ֨ה לְפָנָ֜יו מֶ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֤ב אֶל־יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־לְבָב֤וֹ וּבְכָל־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ וּבְכָל־מְאֹד֔וֹ כְּכֹ֖ל תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְאַחֲרָ֖יו לֹֽא־קָ֥ם כָּמֹֽהוּ׃
- וְכָמֹהוּ֩ve.kha.mo.Hu“and like him”Conjunction + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הָיָ֨הha.Yah“he had been”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לְפָנָ֜יוle.fa.Nav“<to> before him”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- מֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekh“a king”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- שָׁ֤בshav“he turned back”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- בְּכָל־be.khol“with all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- לְבָב֤וֹle.va.Vo“heart his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
- וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and with all”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- נַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.Sho“being his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-“and with all”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מְאֹד֔וֹme.'o.Do“strength his”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
- כְּכֹ֖לke.Khol“according to all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat“[the] law of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
- מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- וְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.Rav“and after him”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- קָ֥םkam“he arose”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- כָּמֹֽהוּ׃ka.Mo.hu“like him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)