Joel 3:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.7",
"source": "הִנְנִ֣י מְעִירָ֔ם מִן־הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י גְמֻלְכֶ֖ם בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם",
"text": "*Hinənî* *məʿîrām* from-the-*māqôm* which-*məḵartem* them *šāmmāh* and-*hăšiḇōṯî* *gəmulḵem* on-*rōʾšḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am",
"*məʿîrām*": "hiphil participle masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - arousing/stirring them",
"*min-hammāqôm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - from the place",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*məḵartem*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - you sold",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*šāmmāh*": "adverb + directional he - there/thither",
"*wahăšiḇōṯî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will return",
"*gəmulḵem*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your recompense",
"*bərōʾšḵem*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - on your head"
},
"variants": {
"*hinənî*": "behold me/here I am/look, I",
"*məʿîrām*": "arousing/stirring/awakening them",
"*māqôm*": "place/location",
"*məḵartem*": "sold/traded",
"*hăšiḇōṯî*": "return/bring back/repay",
"*gəmul*": "recompense/dealing/retribution",
"*bərōʾšḵem*": "on your head/on yourselves"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.8",
"source": "וּמָכַרְתִּ֞י אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וְאֶת־בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמְכָר֥וּם לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם אֶל־גּ֣וֹי רָח֑וֹק כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר",
"text": "And-*māḵartî* *ʾeṯ*-*bənêḵem* and-*ʾeṯ*-*bənôṯêḵem* in-*yaḏ* *bənê* *yəhûḏāh* and-*məḵārûm* to-*šəḇāʾîm* to-*gôy* *rāḥôq* for *YHWH* *dibbēr*",
"grammar": {
"*ûmāḵartî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will sell",
"*ʾeṯ-bənêḵem*": "direct object marker + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your sons",
"*wəʾeṯ-bənôṯêḵem*": "conjunction + direct object marker + feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your daughters",
"*bəyaḏ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - into the hand of",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*yəhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*ûməḵārûm*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and they will sell them",
"*lišəḇāʾîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - to the Sabeans",
"*ʾel-gôy*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to a nation",
"*rāḥôq*": "adjective masculine singular - distant/far",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*dibbēr*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has spoken"
},
"variants": {
"*māḵartî*": "sell/trade",
"*bənêḵem*": "your sons/your children",
"*bənôṯêḵem*": "your daughters",
"*yaḏ*": "hand/power/control",
"*məḵārûm*": "sell them/trade them",
"*šəḇāʾîm*": "Sabeans/people of Sheba",
"*gôy*": "nation/people",
"*rāḥôq*": "distant/far/remote",
"*dibbēr*": "spoken/declared/said"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.9",
"source": "קִרְאוּ־זֹאת֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם קַדְּשׁ֖וּ מִלְחָמָ֑ה הָעִ֙ירוּ֙ הַגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים יִגְּשׁ֣וּ יַֽעֲל֔וּ כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה",
"text": "*Qirʾû*-this in-the-*gôyim* *qaddəšû* *milḥāmāh* *hāʿîrû* the-*gibbôrîm* *yiggəšû* *yaʿălû* all *ʾanšê* the-*milḥāmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*qirʾû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - proclaim/call out",
"*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative feminine singular - this",
"*baggôyim*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - among the nations",
"*qaddəšû*": "piel imperative masculine plural - sanctify/prepare",
"*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun - war/battle",
"*hāʿîrû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - arouse/stir up",
"*haggibbôrîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the mighty men/warriors",
"*yiggəšû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - let them approach",
"*yaʿălû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - let them go up",
"*kōl*": "noun construct - all of",
"*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of",
"*hammilḥāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the war/battle"
},
"variants": {
"*qirʾû*": "proclaim/call out/announce",
"*qaddəšû*": "sanctify/prepare/consecrate",
"*milḥāmāh*": "war/battle/conflict",
"*hāʿîrû*": "arouse/stir up/awaken",
"*gibbôrîm*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes",
"*yiggəšû*": "approach/draw near/come close",
"*yaʿălû*": "go up/ascend/advance",
"*ʾanšê hammilḥāmāh*": "men of war/soldiers/warriors"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.10",
"source": "כֹּ֤תּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם֙ לַֽחֲרָב֔וֹת וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם לִרְמָחִ֑ים הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁ יֹאמַ֖ר גִּבּ֥וֹר אָֽנִי",
"text": "*Kōttû* *ʾittêḵem* to-*ḥărāḇôṯ* and-*mazməroṯêḵem* to-*rəmāḥîm* the-*ḥallāš* *yōʾmar* *gibbôr* *ʾānî*",
"grammar": {
"*kōttû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - beat/hammer",
"*ʾittêḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your plowshares",
"*laḥărāḇôṯ*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - into swords",
"*ûmazməroṯêḵem*": "conjunction + feminine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your pruning hooks",
"*lirəmāḥîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - into spears",
"*haḥallāš*": "definite article + adjective masculine singular - the weak",
"*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - let him say",
"*gibbôr*": "adjective masculine singular - mighty",
"*ʾānî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I"
},
"variants": {
"*kōttû*": "beat/hammer/forge",
"*ʾittêḵem*": "your plowshares/your plow blades",
"*ḥărāḇôṯ*": "swords/knives",
"*mazməroṯêḵem*": "your pruning hooks/your pruning knives",
"*rəmāḥîm*": "spears/lances",
"*ḥallāš*": "weak/feeble",
"*gibbôr*": "mighty/strong/warrior"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.11",
"source": "ע֣וּשׁוּ וָבֹ֧אוּ כָֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֛ם מִסָּבִ֖יב וְנִקְבָּ֑צוּ שָׁ֕מָּה הַֽנְחַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה גִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ",
"text": "*ʿûšû* and-*bōʾû* all-the-*gôyim* from-*sāḇîḇ* and-*niqbāṣû* *šāmmāh* *hanḥaṯ* *YHWH* *gibbôrêḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿûšû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - hasten/make haste",
"*wāḇōʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and come",
"*ḵāl-haggôyim*": "construct + definite article + masculine plural noun - all the nations",
"*missāḇîḇ*": "preposition + adverb - from around/from every side",
"*wəniqbāṣû*": "conjunction + niphal imperative masculine plural - and be gathered",
"*šāmmāh*": "adverb + directional he - there/thither",
"*hanḥaṯ*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular - bring down",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*gibbôrêḵā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mighty ones"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿûšû*": "hasten/hurry/make haste",
"*bōʾû*": "come/enter/arrive",
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*missāḇîḇ*": "from around/from all sides/surrounding",
"*niqbāṣû*": "be gathered/assemble/come together",
"*hanḥaṯ*": "bring down/lead down",
"*gibbôrîm*": "mighty ones/warriors/heroes"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.12",
"source": "יֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ וְיַעֲל֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם אֵשֵׁ֛ב לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב",
"text": "*Yēʿôrû* and-*yaʿălû* the-*gôyim* to-*ʿēmeq* *yəhôšāp̄āṭ* for there *ʾēšēḇ* to-*šəpōṭ* *ʾeṯ*-all-the-*gôyim* from-*sāḇîḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*yēʿôrû*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - let them be aroused",
"*wəyaʿălû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and let them come up",
"*haggôyim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the nations",
"*ʾel-ʿēmeq*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - to the valley of",
"*yəhôšāp̄āṭ*": "proper noun - Jehoshaphat",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʾēšēḇ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will sit",
"*lišpōṭ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to judge",
"*ʾeṯ-kāl-haggôyim*": "direct object marker + construct + definite article + masculine plural noun - all the nations",
"*missāḇîḇ*": "preposition + adverb - from around/from every side"
},
"variants": {
"*yēʿôrû*": "be aroused/be stirred up/be awakened",
"*yaʿălû*": "come up/ascend/go up",
"*ʿēmeq yəhôšāp̄āṭ*": "Valley of Jehoshaphat/Valley of YHWH's judgment",
"*ʾēšēḇ*": "sit/dwell/remain",
"*šəpōṭ*": "judge/govern/vindicate",
"*missāḇîḇ*": "from around/from all sides/surrounding"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.13",
"source": "שִׁלְח֣וּ מַגָּ֔ל כִּ֥י בָשַׁ֖ל קָצִ֑יר בֹּ֤אֽוּ רְדוּ֙ כִּֽי־מָ֣לְאָה גַּ֔ת הֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙ הַיְקָבִ֔ים כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה רָעָתָֽם",
"text": "*Šilḥû* *maggāl* for *bāšal* *qāṣîr* *bōʾû* *rəḏû* for-*mālʾāh* *gaṯ* *hēšîqû* the-*yəqāḇîm* for *rabbāh* *rāʿāṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*šilḥû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - send in/put in",
"*maggāl*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the sickle",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*bāšal*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - is ripe",
"*qāṣîr*": "masculine singular noun - harvest",
"*bōʾû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - come",
"*rəḏû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - tread/go down",
"*kî-mālʾāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - for it is full",
"*gaṯ*": "feminine singular noun - winepress",
"*hēšîqû*": "hiphil imperative masculine plural - overflow",
"*hayəqāḇîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the wine vats",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*rabbāh*": "adjective feminine singular - great/abundant",
"*rāʿāṯām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their wickedness"
},
"variants": {
"*šilḥû*": "send in/put in/thrust in",
"*maggāl*": "sickle/reaping hook",
"*bāšal*": "is ripe/is mature/is ready",
"*qāṣîr*": "harvest/reaping",
"*rəḏû*": "tread/go down/descend",
"*mālʾāh*": "is full/is filled",
"*gaṯ*": "winepress/wine vat",
"*hēšîqû*": "overflow/run over",
"*yəqāḇîm*": "wine vats/wine troughs",
"*rabbāh*": "great/abundant/much",
"*rāʿāh*": "wickedness/evil/calamity"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.14",
"source": "הֲמוֹנִ֣ים הֲמוֹנִ֔ים בְּעֵ֖מֶק הֶֽחָר֑וּץ כִּ֤י קָרוֹב֙ י֣וֹם יְהוָ֔ה בְּעֵ֖מֶק הֶחָרֽוּץ",
"text": "*Hămônîm* *hămônîm* in-*ʿēmeq* the-*ḥārûṣ* for *qārôḇ* *yôm* *YHWH* in-*ʿēmeq* the-*ḥārûṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*hămônîm*": "masculine plural noun (repeated) - multitudes/crowds",
"*bəʿēmeq*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the valley of",
"*heḥārûṣ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the decision/threshing",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*qārôḇ*": "adjective masculine singular - near",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular construct - day of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*bəʿēmeq*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the valley of",
"*heḥārûṣ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the decision/threshing"
},
"variants": {
"*hămônîm*": "multitudes/crowds/throngs",
"*ʿēmeq*": "valley/vale",
"*ḥārûṣ*": "decision/threshing/judgment/determination",
"*qārôḇ*": "near/at hand/imminent",
"*yôm YHWH*": "day of the LORD/day of YHWH"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.15",
"source": "שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֖חַ קָדָ֑רוּ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם",
"text": "*Šemeš* and-*yārēaḥ* *qāḏārû* and-*kôḵāḇîm* *ʾāsəp̄û* *nāḡəhām*",
"grammar": {
"*šemeš*": "masculine/feminine singular noun - sun",
"*wəyārēaḥ*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and moon",
"*qāḏārû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - darken/grow dark",
"*wəḵôḵāḇîm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and stars",
"*ʾāsəp̄û*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - withdraw/gather in",
"*nāḡəhām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their brightness"
},
"variants": {
"*qāḏārû*": "grow dark/be darkened/be black",
"*ʾāsəp̄û*": "withdraw/gather in/collect",
"*nāḡəhām*": "their brightness/their shining/their light"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Joel.3.16",
"source": "וַיהוָ֞ה מִצִּ[c]יּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֗ג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ יִתֵּ֣ן קוֹל֔וֹ וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיהוָה֙ מַֽחֲסֶ֣ה לְעַמּ֔וֹ וּמָע֖וֹז לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל",
"text": "And-*YHWH* from-*ṣiyyôn* *yišʾāḡ* and-from-*yərûšālaim* *yittēn* *qôlô* and-*rāʿăšû* *šāmayim* and-*ʾāreṣ* and-*YHWH* *maḥăseh* to-*ʿammô* and-*māʿôz* to-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*waYHWH*": "conjunction + proper noun - and the LORD",
"*miṣṣiyyôn*": "preposition + proper noun - from Zion",
"*yišʾāḡ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will roar",
"*ûmîrûšālaim*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and from Jerusalem",
"*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will give/utter",
"*qôlô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his voice",
"*wərāʿăšû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person plural - and will quake",
"*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens",
"*wāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and earth",
"*waYHWH*": "conjunction + proper noun - and the LORD",
"*maḥăseh*": "masculine singular noun - refuge",
"*ləʿammô*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his people",
"*ûmāʿôz*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and stronghold",
"*liḇnê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - for the children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*yišʾāḡ*": "roar/thunder",
"*yittēn qôlô*": "utter his voice/speak aloud",
"*rāʿăšû*": "quake/shake/tremble",
"*maḥăseh*": "refuge/shelter/protection",
"*māʿôz*": "stronghold/fortress/strength"
}
}