Joel 2:20
{ "verseID": "Joel.2.20", "source": "וְֽאֶת־הַצְּפוֹנִ֞י אַרְחִ֣יק מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֣ה וּשְׁמָמָה֒ אֶת־פָּנָ֗יו אֶל־הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י וְסֹפ֖וֹ אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן וְעָלָ֣ה בָאְשׁ֗וֹ וְתַ֙עַל֙ צַחֲנָת֔וֹ כִּ֥י הִגְדִּ֖יל לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃", "text": "And-*ʾet*-the-*tsefônî* *ʾarḥîq* from-upon-you [plural] and-*hiddaḥtîw* to-*ʾerets* *tsiyyâ* and-*shemāmâ* *ʾet*-*pānāyw* to-the-*yām* the-*qadmônî* and-*sôfô* to-the-*yām* the-*ʾaḥărôn* and-*ʿālâ* *boʾshô* and-*taʿal* *tsaḥănātô* because *higdîl* to-do.", "grammar": { "*tsefônî*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the northern/northerner", "*ʾarḥîq*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will remove/drive far", "*hiddaḥtîw*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I will drive him", "*ʾerets*": "feminine singular construct - land of", "*tsiyyâ*": "feminine singular noun - drought/dry land", "*shemāmâ*": "feminine singular noun - desolation/waste", "*pānāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea", "*qadmônî*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the eastern", "*sôfô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his rear", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea", "*ʾaḥărôn*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the western/latter", "*ʿālâ*": "qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - will go up/ascend", "*boʾshô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his stench", "*taʿal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will rise/ascend", "*tsaḥănātô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his foul smell", "*higdîl*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he did great things" }, "variants": { "*tsefônî*": "the northern one/northerner/northern [army]", "*ʾarḥîq*": "I will remove/drive far/distance", "*hiddaḥtîw*": "I will drive him/banish him/thrust him", "*tsiyyâ*": "drought/dry land/parched region", "*shemāmâ*": "desolation/waste/desert", "*qadmônî*": "the eastern/former/ancient", "*ʾaḥărôn*": "the western/latter/hindmost", "*boʾshô*": "his stench/stink/foul odor", "*taʿal*": "will rise/ascend/go up", "*tsaḥănātô*": "his foul smell/stink/putridness", "*higdîl*": "he did great things/acted proudly/magnified himself" } }