Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 22:2 Interlinear

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD in all the way of David his father and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213And he didto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
2הַיָּשָׁ֖רH3477that which was rightstraight (literally or figuratively)
3בְּעֵינֵ֣יH5869in the sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
4יְהוָ֑הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
5וַיֵּ֗לֶךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
6בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙H1870in all the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
8דָּוִ֣דH1732of Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
9אָבִ֔יוH1his fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
10וְלֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
11סָ֖רH5493and turned not asideto turn off (literally or figuratively)
12יָמִ֥יןH3225to the right handthe right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
13וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃H8040or to the leftproperly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

Verse Context

2 Kings 22:1old was eight years Josiah and he reigned thirty...
2 Kings 22:2 (current)And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD in all the way of David his father and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left
2 Kings 22:3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah...

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