Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. Young's Literal Translation And in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify the land and the house he hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah head of the city, and Joah son of Johaz the remembrancer, to strengthen the house of Jehovah his God. King James Bible Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. Hebrew Now in the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה (šə·mō·w·neh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth year וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת (ū·ḇiš·naṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of his reign, לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (lə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in order to cleanse לְטַהֵ֥ר (lə·ṭa·hêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure the land הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and the temple, וְהַבָּ֑יִת (wə·hab·bā·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Josiah sent שָׁ֠לַח (laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out Shaphan שָׁפָ֨ן (šā·p̄ān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8227: A species of rockrabbit, the hyrax son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Azaliah, אֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ (’ă·ṣal·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 683: Azaliah -- 'Yah has reserved', an Israelite Maaseiah מַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּ (ma·‘ă·śê·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4641: Maaseiah -- 'work of Yah', the name of a number of Israelites the governor שַׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the city, הָעִ֗יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement and וְ֠אֵת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Joah יוֹאָ֤ח (yō·w·’āḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3098: Joah -- 'the LORD is brother', the name of several Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Joahaz, יֽוֹאָחָז֙ (yō·w·’ā·ḥāz) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3099: Jehoahaz -- Joahaz the recorder, הַמַּזְכִּ֔יר (ham·maz·kîr) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male to repair לְחַזֵּ֕ק (lə·ḥaz·zêq) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the temple בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel his God. אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |