InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
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2 Chr 19 V1 V2 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11
People tagged in the matching LV passage: God
OET-LV But things good they_have_been_found with_you if/because you_have_removed the_ʼAshērāh_poles from the_earth/land and_you_have_directed heart_of_your to_seek the_ʼElohīm.
OET (OET-RV) However, you have some good points, because you removed the Asherah poles from the country, and you’ve been sincere in wanting to follow God.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
(Occurrence 0) there is some good to be found in you
(Some words not found in UHB: nevertheless some good found with,you that/for/because/then/when destroyed the_Asherah,poles from/more_than the=earth/land and,you_have_directed heart_of,your to,seek the=ʼElohīm )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word good, you can express the same idea with an adjective. This phrase can be expressed in active form. Alternate translation: [you have done some good things] (See also: figs-activepassive)
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) you have taken the Asherah poles out of the land
(Some words not found in UHB: nevertheless some good found with,you that/for/because/then/when destroyed the_Asherah,poles from/more_than the=earth/land and,you_have_directed heart_of,your to,seek the=ʼElohīm )
Since Jehoshaphat was king, he may have told his officials to do these things for him. Alternate translation: [you have had your people take the Asherah poles out of the land]
(Occurrence 0) Asherah poles
(Some words not found in UHB: nevertheless some good found with,you that/for/because/then/when destroyed the_Asherah,poles from/more_than the=earth/land and,you_have_directed heart_of,your to,seek the=ʼElohīm )
See how you translated this in 2 Chronicles 14:3.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) fixed your heart
(Some words not found in UHB: nevertheless some good found with,you that/for/because/then/when destroyed the_Asherah,poles from/more_than the=earth/land and,you_have_directed heart_of,your to,seek the=ʼElohīm )
Here the heart represents the will. Jehoshaphat’s will is spoken of as being fixed or immovable, which means having an unchanging intention to seek God. Alternate translation: [firmly decided]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) seek God
(Some words not found in UHB: nevertheless some good found with,you that/for/because/then/when destroyed the_Asherah,poles from/more_than the=earth/land and,you_have_directed heart_of,your to,seek the=ʼElohīm )
Wanting to do what pleases God is spoken of as if Jehoshaphat were seeking him. Alternate translation: [do what pleases God]
OET-LV But things good they_have_been_found with_you if/because you_have_removed the_ʼAshērāh_poles from the_earth/land and_you_have_directed heart_of_your to_seek the_ʼElohīm.
OET (OET-RV) However, you have some good points, because you removed the Asherah poles from the country, and you’ve been sincere in wanting to follow God.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.