H1875–דָּרַשׁ–da.rash

And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.

יִדְרֹ֛שׁ yid.Rosh “he will seek”

In the thirty-ninth year of his rule, Asa had a very bad disease of the feet; but he did not go to the Lord for help in his disease, but to medical men.

דָרַ֣שׁ da.Rash “he sought”

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

דָרַ֖שׁ da.Rash “he sought”

But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.

דָּרָ֔שׁ da.Rash “he sought”

Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.

דְּרָשׁ־ de.rosh- “seek”

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה (נִדְרְשָׁ֖ה) nid.re.Shah “we may enquire”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaph

לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ (דְרוֹשׁ֩) d.ro.Vosh “consult”

But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.

לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (דְרֹ֥שׁ) d.Rosh “seek”

Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (דְר֣וֹשׁ) d.Ro.osh “seek”

And he went in search of Ahaziah; and when they came where he was, (for he was in a secret place in Samaria,) they took him to Jehu and put him to death; then they put his body to rest in the earth, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, whose hear

דָּרַ֥שׁ da.Rash “he sought”

Then the king sent for Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, Why have you not given the Levites orders that the tax fixed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and by the meeting of Israel, for the Tent of witness, is to be got in from Judah and Jeru

דָרַ֣שְׁתָּ da.Rash.ta “have you required”

So King Joash did not keep in mind how good Jehoiada his father had been to him, but put his son to death. And in the hour of his death he said, May the Lord see it and take payment!

וְיִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ (יִדְרֹֽשׁ) yid.Rosh “may he require”

And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you gone after the gods of the people who have not given their people salvation from your hands?

דָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ da.Rash.ta “have you sought”

But Amaziah gave no attention; and this was the purpose of God, so that he might give them up into the hands of Joash, because they had gone after the gods of Edom.

דָֽרְשׁ֔וּ da.re.Shu “they had sought”

He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

לִדְרֹ֣שׁ (דְרֹ֣שׁ) d.Rosh “seek”דָּרְשׁ֣וֹ (דָּרְשׁ֣) da.re.Sh “seeking”

Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.

לִדְר֛וֹשׁ (דְר֛וֹשׁ) d.Ro.osh “seek”

Then Hezekiah put questions to the priests and Levites about the store of goods.

וַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁ (יִּדְרֹ֣שׁ) i.yid.Rosh “he enquired”

And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.

לִדְרֹ֖שׁ (דְרֹ֖שׁ) d.Rosh “seek”

However, in the business of the representatives sent by the rulers of Babylon to get news of the wonder which had taken place in the land, God gave up guiding him, testing him to see what was in his heart.

לִדְרֹ֗שׁ (דְרֹ֗שׁ) d.Rosh “enquire”

In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah

לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (דְר֕וֹשׁ) d.Ro.osh “seek”

Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the

דִרְשׁ֨וּ dir.Shu “consult”

But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have given ear to my words,

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (דְר֣וֹשׁ) d.Ro.osh “consult”

Then they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of families, and said to them, Let us take part in the building with you; for we are servants of your God, even as you are; and we have been making offerings to him from the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assyr

נִדְר֖וֹשׁ nid.Ro.osh “we seek”

And the children of Israel, who had come back, and all those who were joined to them, after separating themselves from the evil ways of the people of the land to become the servants of the Lord, the God of Israel, took food together,

לִדְרֹ֕שׁ (דְרֹ֕שׁ) d.Rosh “seek”

For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.

לִדְר֛וֹשׁ (דְר֛וֹשׁ) d.Ro.osh “study”