Joel 1:2
{ "verseID": "Joel.1.2", "source": "שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת֙ הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ כֹּ֖ל יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ הֶהָ֤יְתָה זֹּאת֙ בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם וְאִ֖ם בִּימֵ֥י אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*Šimʿû*-*zōʾṯ* *hazzəqēnîm* *wə*-*haʾăzînû* *kōl* *yôšəḇê* *hāʾāreṣ* *hehāyəṯāh* *zōʾṯ* *bîmêḵem* *wə*-*ʾim* *bîmê* *ʾăḇōṯêḵem*", "grammar": { "*Šimʿû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - hear, listen", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*hazzəqēnîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the elders", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*haʾăzînû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - give ear, listen carefully", "*kōl*": "construct state - all of", "*yôšəḇê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers/inhabitants of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land/earth", "*hehāyəṯāh*": "interrogative + Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has it happened?", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*bîmêḵem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your days", "*wə*": "conjunction - or", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*bîmê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in the days of", "*ʾăḇōṯêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers" }, "variants": { "*Šimʿû*": "hear/listen/obey", "*haʾăzînû*": "give ear/pay attention/listen carefully", "*yôšəḇê*": "inhabitants/dwellers/residents", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "the land/earth/ground/territory", "*hehāyəṯāh*": "has it happened/occurred/taken place?" } }