Joel 2:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off [their course].

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִ֤ישׁ אָחִיו֙ לֹ֣א יִדְחָק֔וּן גֶּ֥בֶר בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹ יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן וּבְעַ֥ד הַשֶּׁ֛לַח יִפֹּ֖לוּ לֹ֥א יִבְצָֽעוּ׃

Transliteration

And-ʾîsh ʾāḥîw not yidḥāqûn geber in-mesillātô yēlēkhûn and-through the-shelaḥ yippōlû not yibtsāʿû.

Grammar Details

*ʾîsh*: masculine singular noun - man/each one
*ʾāḥîw*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother
*yidḥāqûn*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they press/crowd
*geber*: masculine singular noun - man/strong man
*mesillātô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his path/highway
*yēlēkhûn*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they walk/go
*shelaḥ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - weapon/missile/javelin
*yippōlû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they fall
*yibtsāʿû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they break off/cut off

Word Meanings

*yidḥāqûn*: they press/crowd/jostle/thrust
*geber*: man/strong man/mighty man
*mesillātô*: his path/highway/course
*shelaḥ*: weapon/missile/javelin/defense
*yippōlû*: they fall/drop/collapse
*yibtsāʿû*: they break off/cut off/cease/are wounded

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 23:10 : 10 And he set all the people, every man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about.
2 Chr 32:5 : 5 And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
Neh 4:17 : 17 They all builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;
Neh 4:23 : 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one [went with] his weapon [to] the water.
Job 33:18 : 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 36:12 : 12 But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
Song 4:13 : 13 Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants,

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