Joel 3:20

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{ "verseID": "Joel.3.20", "source": "וִיהוּדָ֖ה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם לְד֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר", "text": "And-*yəhûḏāh* to-*ʿôlām* *tēšēḇ* and-*yərûšālaim* to-*dôr* and-*dôr*", "grammar": { "*wîhûḏāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Judah", "*ləʿôlām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - forever", "*tēšēḇ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will be inhabited", "*wîrûšālaim*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Jerusalem", "*ləḏôr*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for generation", "*wāḏôr*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and generation" }, "variants": { "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity", "*tēšēḇ*": "be inhabited/be settled/dwell", "*ləḏôr wāḏôr*": "for generation and generation/for all generations" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וִיהוּדָ֖ה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם לְד֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר

Transliteration

And-yəhûḏāh to-ʿôlām tēšēḇ and-yərûšālaim to-dôr and-dôr

Grammar Details

• *wîhûḏāh*: conjunction + proper noun - and Judah
• *ləʿôlām*: preposition + masculine singular noun - forever
• *tēšēḇ*: qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will be inhabited
• *wîrûšālaim*: conjunction + proper noun - and Jerusalem
• *ləḏôr*: preposition + masculine singular noun - for generation
• *wāḏôr*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and generation

Word Meanings

• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity
• *tēšēḇ*: be inhabited/be settled/dwell
• *ləḏôr wāḏôr*: for generation and generation/for all generations

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem through all generations.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But Judah shall abide forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Judah{H3063} shall abide{H3427} for ever,{H5769} and Jerusalem{H3389} from generation{H1755} to generation.{H1755}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Judah{H3063} shall dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} for ever{H5769}, and Jerusalem{H3389} from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Agayne, Iuda shalbe inhabited for euermore, & Ierusale from generacion to generacio:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Iudah shall dwell for euer, and Ierusalem from generation to generation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Iuda shal dwel for euermore, and Hierusalem from generation to generation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Judah will be inhabited forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Judah will reside securely forever, and Jerusalem will be secure from one generation to the next.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 37:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.37.25", "source": "וְיָשְׁב֣וּ עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַ֙תִּי֙ לְעַבְדִּ֣י לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָֽשְׁבוּ־בָ֖הּ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וְיָשְׁב֣וּ עָלֶ֡יהָ הֵ֠מָּה וּבְנֵיהֶ֞ם וּבְנֵ֤י בְנֵיהֶם֙ עַד־עוֹלָ֔ם וְדָוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֔י נָשִׂ֥יא לָהֶ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And they will dwell *wᵊyāšᵊbû* upon *ʿal-hāʾāreṣ* which *ʾăšer nātattî* to my servant *lᵊʿabdî* to *lᵊYaʿăqōb* which *ʾăšer yāšᵊbû-bāh* your fathers *ʾăbôtêkem* and they will dwell *wᵊyāšᵊbû* upon it *ʿālêhā* they *hēmmâ* and their sons *ûbᵊnêhem* and sons of their sons *ûbᵊnê bᵊnêhem* forever *ʿad-ʿôlām* and *wᵊDāwid* my servant *ʿabdî* prince *nāśîʾ* to them *lāhem* forever *lᵊʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*wᵊyāšᵊbû*": "verb, qal perfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will dwell", "*ʿal-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with definite article - upon the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*nātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I gave", "*lᵊʿabdî*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - to my servant", "*lᵊYaʿăqōb*": "preposition with proper noun - to Jacob", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*yāšᵊbû-bāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural with preposition and 3rd person feminine singular suffix - they dwelt in it", "*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers", "*wᵊyāšᵊbû*": "verb, qal perfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will dwell", "*ʿālêhā*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - upon it", "*hēmmâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they", "*ûbᵊnêhem*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their sons", "*ûbᵊnê*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of", "*bᵊnêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sons", "*ʿad-ʿôlām*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - forever", "*wᵊDāwid*": "conjunction with proper noun - and David", "*ʿabdî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my servant", "*nāśîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prince", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*lᵊʿôlām*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - forever" }, "variants": { "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/territory", "*yāšab*": "dwell/sit/remain", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity", "*nāśîʾ*": "prince/chief/ruler" } }
• Amos 9:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Amos.9.15", "source": "וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים עַל־אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְלֹ֨א יִנָּתְשׁ֜וּ ע֗וֹד מֵעַ֤ל אַדְמָתָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*ûnəṭaʿtîm* *ʿal*-*ʾadmātām* *wəlōʾ* *yinnātəšû* *ʿôd* *mēʿal* *ʾadmātām* *ʾăšer* *nātattî* *lāhem* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōheykā*", "grammar": { "*ûnəṭaʿtîm*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will plant them", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*ʾadmātām*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their land", "*wəlōʾ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yinnātəšû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will be uprooted", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore", "*mēʿal*": "preposition + preposition - from upon", "*ʾadmātām*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*nātattî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have given", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*ûnəṭaʿtîm*": "and I will plant/establish them", "*ʾadmātām*": "their land/ground/soil", "*yinnātəšû*": "they will be uprooted/pulled up/plucked", "*ʿôd*": "again/anymore/still", "*mēʿal*": "from upon/from above", "*ʾăšer*": "which/that", "*nātattî*": "I have given/bestowed/granted", "*ʾāmar*": "he has said/spoken/declared", "*ʾĕlōheykā*": "your God/deity" } }
• Isa 33:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.33.20", "source": "חֲזֵה צִיּוֹן קִרְיַת מוֹעֲדֵנוּ עֵינֶיךָ תִרְאֶינָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם נָוֶה שַׁאֲנָן אֹהֶל בַּל־יִצְעָן בַּל־יִסַּע יְתֵדֹתָיו לָנֶצַח וְכָל־חֲבָלָיו בַּל־יִנָּתֵקוּ", "text": "*Ḥăzēh* *ṣiyyôn* *qiryat* *môʿădēnû* *ʿêneykā* *tirʾeynâ* *yərûšālaim* *nāweh* *šaʾănān* *ʾōhel* not-*yiṣʿān* not-*yissaʿ* *yətēdōtāyw* to-*nēṣaḥ* and-all-*ḥăbālāyw* not-*yinnātēqû*", "grammar": { "*Ḥăzēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - see/behold", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*qiryat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of", "*môʿădēnû*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person plural suffix - our appointed times/festivals", "*ʿêneykā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*tirʾeynâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they will see", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*nāweh*": "noun, masculine singular - habitation", "*šaʾănān*": "adjective, masculine singular - quiet/secure", "*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular - tent", "*yiṣʿān*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be moved", "*yissaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be pulled up", "*yətēdōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its pegs/stakes", "*nēṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - perpetuity/eternity", "*ḥăbālāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its cords", "*yinnātēqû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be broken/snapped" }, "variants": { "*Ḥăzēh*": "see/behold/look at", "*qiryat*": "city of/town of", "*môʿădēnû*": "our appointed times/our festivals/our assemblies", "*ʿêneykā*": "your eyes", "*tirʾeynâ*": "they will see/they will behold", "*nāweh*": "habitation/dwelling/abode", "*šaʾănān*": "quiet/tranquil/secure/at ease", "*ʾōhel*": "tent/tabernacle/dwelling", "*yiṣʿān*": "it will be moved/it will be removed", "*yissaʿ*": "it will be pulled up/it will be removed", "*yətēdōtāyw*": "its pegs/its stakes/its tent pins", "*nēṣaḥ*": "perpetuity/forever/eternity", "*ḥăbālāyw*": "its cords/its ropes", "*yinnātēqû*": "they will be broken/they will be torn/they will be snapped" } }