Joel 2:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִ֤ישׁ אָחִיו֙ לֹ֣א יִדְחָק֔וּן גֶּ֥בֶר בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹ יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן וּבְעַ֥ד הַשֶּׁ֛לַח יִפֹּ֖לוּ לֹ֥א יִבְצָֽעוּ׃

Transliteration

And-ʾîsh ʾāḥîw not yidḥāqûn geber in-mesillātô yēlēkhûn and-through the-shelaḥ yippōlû not yibtsāʿû.

Grammar Details

*ʾîsh*: masculine singular noun - man/each one
*ʾāḥîw*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother
*yidḥāqûn*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they press/crowd
*geber*: masculine singular noun - man/strong man
*mesillātô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his path/highway
*yēlēkhûn*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they walk/go
*shelaḥ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - weapon/missile/javelin
*yippōlû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they fall
*yibtsāʿû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they break off/cut off

Word Meanings

*yidḥāqûn*: they press/crowd/jostle/thrust
*geber*: man/strong man/mighty man
*mesillātô*: his path/highway/course
*shelaḥ*: weapon/missile/javelin/defense
*yippōlû*: they fall/drop/collapse
*yibtsāʿû*: they break off/cut off/cease/are wounded

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 23:10 : 10 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
Neh 4:17 : 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Neh 4:23 : 23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Job 33:18 : 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 36:12 : 12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Song 4:13 : 13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

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