Repair
Repair
re-par (, mahseh, refuge): In Joe 3:16, for the King James Version The Lord will be the hope of his people the King James Version margin renders place of repair, or, harbour = haven of repair. the Revised Version (British and American) gives refuge. Other words are , hazak, to strengthen, harden, fix (2Ki 12:5 and often; Neh 3); , rapha’ to heal (1Ki 18:30); , amadh, to cause to stand still (Ezr 9:9); , hayah, to revive (1Ch 11:8); , saghar, to close up (1Ki 11:27).
In the Revised Version (British and American) Apocrypha for , huporrapto, to patch up (Sirach 50:1); , episkeuazo, to get ready (1 Macc 12:37). In 1 Macc 14:34 occurs reparation (modern English repairs) for , epanorthosis, straightening up.