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1 Samuel 6:12
“And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3474 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- direct, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִשַּׁ֨רְנָה — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 23:27Judges 14:3Judges 14:71 Samuel 18:201 Samuel 18:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָשַׁר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.