Joel 2:23
{ "verseID": "Joel.2.23", "source": "וּבְנֵ֣י צִיּ֗וֹן גִּ֤ילוּ וְשִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־נָתַ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם אֶת־הַמּוֹרֶ֖ה לִצְדָקָ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹרֶד לָכֶ֗ם גֶּ֛שֶׁם מוֹרֶ֥ה וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ בָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃", "text": "And-*benê* *Tsiyôn* *gîlû* and-*simḥû* in-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkhem* because-*nātan* to-you [plural] *ʾet*-the-*môreh* to-*tsedāqâ* and-*yôred* to-you [plural] *geshem* *môreh* and-*malqôsh* in-the-*rîʾshôn*.", "grammar": { "*benê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of/children of", "*Tsiyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*gîlû*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - rejoice/be glad", "*simḥû*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - rejoice/be joyful", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkhem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has given", "*môreh*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular noun with definite article - the early rain/teacher", "*tsedāqâ*": "feminine singular noun - righteousness", "*yôred*": "hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he sends down", "*geshem*": "masculine singular noun - rain/shower", "*môreh*": "masculine singular noun - early rain", "*malqôsh*": "masculine singular noun - latter rain", "*rîʾshôn*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the first/former" }, "variants": { "*benê*": "sons of/children of", "*gîlû*": "rejoice/be glad/exult", "*simḥû*": "rejoice/be joyful/be happy", "*môreh*": "early rain/teacher/one who shows", "*tsedāqâ*": "righteousness/justice/right measure", "*yôred*": "sends down/causes to descend", "*geshem*": "rain/shower/downpour", "*môreh*": "early rain/autumn rain", "*malqôsh*": "latter rain/spring rain", "*rîʾshôn*": "the first/former/beginning" } }