Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBy the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash, however, the priests had not yet repaired the damage to the temple. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and third year of king Jehoash, the priests have not strengthened the breach of the house, King James Bible But it was [so, that] in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. Hebrew Butוַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be by the twenty-third עֶשְׂרִ֧ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth year בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of the reign לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king of Joash, יְהוֹאָ֑שׁ (yə·hō·w·’āš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3060: Joash -- 'Yah is strong', the name of several Israelites the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest had not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no repaired חִזְּק֥וּ (ḥiz·zə·qū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the damage בֶּ֥דֶק (be·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 919: A fissure, rent, breach to the temple. הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house |