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Other books mentioned in the Bible

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in the K.J.V - when we read 2Sa 1:18

some people are led to believe that there is an additional lost book of the Bible - called The book of Yasher

K.J.V - 2Sa 1:18 Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Yasher.)

This word - " Yasher " ' simply means " UPRIGHT " יָשָׁר - yâshâr / yaw-shawr - meaning = straight (literally or figuratively): - equity, just, meet + right (-eous), straight, (most) upright (-ly, -ness).

The texts were simply saying or referring to a term or word - MEANING = The book that is - UPRIGHT or JUST or a RIGHTEOUS Book.

This Hebrew word Upright is used 119 times in the Old Testament and it always means UPRIGHT or JUST or RIGHTEOUS,
straigh, equity, just,

Exo.15:26 Num.23:10 Deu.6:18 Deu.12:8,25,28Deu.13:18 Deu.21:9 Deu.32:4 Jos.9:25 Jos.10:13 Jdg.17:6 Jdg.21:25 1Sa.12:23 1Sa.29:6 2Sa.1:18 2Sa.19:6 1Ki.11:33,38 1Ki.14:8 1Ki.15:5,11 1Ki.22:43 2Ki.10:3,15 2Ki.10:30 2Ki.12:2 2Ki.14:3 2Ki.15:3,34 2Ki.16:2 2Ki.18:3. 2Ki.22:2 2Ch.14:2 2Ch.20:32 2Ch.24:2 2Ch.25:2 2Ch.26:4 2Ch.27:2 2Ch.28:1 2Ch.29:2,34 2Ch.31:20 2Ch.34:2 Ezr.8:21 Neh.9:13 Job.1:1 Job.1:8 Job.2:3 Job.4:7 Job.8:6. Job.17:8 Job.23:7 Job.33:27 Psa.7:10 Psa.11,7 Psa.19:8 Psa.25:8 Psa.32:11 Psa.33:1 Psa.33:4 Psa.36:10 Psa.37,37 Psa.49:14 Psa.64:10 Psa.92:15 Psa.94:15 Psa.97:11 Psa.107:7,42 Psa.111:1,8 Psa.112:2,4 Psa.119:137 Psa.125:4 Psa.140:13 Pro.2:7 Pro.2:21 Pro.3:32 Pro.8:9 Pro.11,6,11 Pro.12:6,15 Pro14:9,11,12 Pro.15,19 Pro.16:13,17,25 Pro.20:11 Pro.21:2,8,18,29 Pro.28:10 Pro.29,27 Ecc.7:29Isa.26:7 Jer.26:14 Jer.31:9 Jer.34:15 Jer.40,5 Eze.1:7,23 Dan.11:17 Hos.14:9 Mic.2:7 Mic.3:9 Mic.7,4


The Roman Catholic Vulgate and the Douay Rheims translates this passage correctly.

2Sa 1:18 (Also he commanded that they should teach the children of Juda the use of the bow, as it is written in the book of the just.

it's just a matter of translating the word from Hebrew
 
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