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Joel 4:13 (Joel 3:13)

שִׁלְח֣וּ מַגָּ֔ל כִּ֥י בָשַׁ֖ל קָצִ֑יר בֹּ֤אֽוּ רְדוּ֙ כִּֽי־מָ֣לְאָה גַּ֔ת הֵשִׁ֨יקוּ֙ הַיְקָבִ֔ים כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה רָעָתָֽם׃ Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow, for their evil is great.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Joel 4:12 (Joel 3:12)

יֵעֹ֨ורוּ֙ וְיַעֲל֣וּ הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק יְהֹֽושָׁפָ֑ט כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם אֵשֵׁ֛ב לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃ Let the nations be roused and go up to the Valley of Yehoshafat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.   Morphology יֵעֹ֨ורוּ֙ (yeʿoru) … Continue reading

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Joel 4:11 (Joel 3:11)

ע֣וּשׁוּ וָבֹ֧אוּ כָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֛ם מִסָּבִ֖יב וְנִקְבָּ֑צוּ שָׁ֕מָּה הַֽנְחַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה גִּבֹּורֶֽיךָ׃ Hasten and come, all the nations around, and be gathered there; bring down, O YHWH, Your mighty ones.   Morphology ע֣וּשׁוּ (ʿushu) – Root: עושׁ (ʿush); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person … Continue reading

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Joel 4:10 (Joel 3:10)

כֹּ֤תּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם֙ לַֽחֲרָבֹ֔ות וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם לִרְמָחִ֑ים הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁ יֹאמַ֖ר גִּבֹּ֥ור אָֽנִי׃ Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am a mighty one.”   Morphology כֹּ֤תּוּ (kottu) – Root: כתת (katat); Form: Qal imperative … Continue reading

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Joel 4:9 (Joel 3:9)

קִרְאוּ־זֹאת֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם קַדְּשׁ֖וּ מִלְחָמָ֑ה הָעִ֨ירוּ֙ הַגִּבֹּורִ֔ים יִגְּשׁ֣וּ יַֽעֲל֔וּ כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ Proclaim this among the nations, consecrate war, awaken the mighty men; let them draw near, let them come up, all the men of war.   Morphology קִרְאוּ־ (kirʾu) – … Continue reading

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Joel 4:8 (Joel 3:8)

וּמָכַרְתִּ֞י אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹֽותֵיכֶ֗ם בְּיַד֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמְכָר֥וּם לִשְׁבָאיִ֖ם אֶל־גֹּ֣וי רָחֹ֑וק כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Yehuda, and they shall sell them to the Shevaʾim, to … Continue reading

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Joel 4:7 (Joel 3:7)

הִנְנִ֣י מְעִירָ֔ם מִן־הַ֨מָּקֹ֔ום אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם שָׁ֑מָּה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י גְמֻלְכֶ֖ם בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃ Behold, I am stirring them up from the place where you sold them, and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.   Morphology הִנְנִ֣י (hineni) – Root: הנה (hinneh); … Continue reading

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Joel 4:6 (Joel 3:6)

וּבְנֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם לִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑ים לְמַ֥עַן הַרְחִיקָ֖ם מֵעַ֥ל גְּבוּלָֽם׃ And the sons of Yehuda and the sons of Yerushalayim you sold to the sons of the Yewanim, in order to remove them far from their border.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Joel 4:5 (Joel 3:5)

אֲשֶׁר־כַּסְפִּ֥י וּזְהָבִ֖י לְקַחְתֶּ֑ם וּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙ הַטֹּבִ֔ים הֲבֵאתֶ֖ם לְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃ That you have taken My silver and My gold, and have brought My good and precious treasures into your temples.   Morphology אֲשֶׁר־ (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that” … Continue reading

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Joel 4:4 (Joel 3:4)

וְ֠גַם מָה־אַתֶּ֥ם לִי֙ צֹ֣ר וְצִידֹ֔ון וְכֹ֖ל גְּלִילֹ֣ות פְּלָ֑שֶׁת הַגְּמ֗וּל אַתֶּם֙ מְשַׁלְּמִ֣ים עָלָ֔י וְאִם־גֹּמְלִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ עָלַ֔י קַ֣ל מְהֵרָ֔ה אָשִׁ֥יב גְּמֻלְכֶ֖ם בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃ And also, what are you to Me, Tsor and Tsidon, and all the regions of Pelishet? Is it recompense that … Continue reading

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Joel 4:3 (Joel 3:3)

וְאֶל־עַמִּ֖י יַדּ֣וּ גֹורָ֑ל וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ הַיֶּ֨לֶד֙ בַּזֹּונָ֔ה וְהַיַּלְדָּ֛ה מָכְר֥וּ בַיַּ֖יִן וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ And for My people they cast lots, and they gave the boy for a prostitute, and sold the girl for wine, and they drank.   Morphology וְאֶל־ (ve-ʾel) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joel 4:2 (Joel 3:2)

וְקִבַּצְתִּי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְהֹ֣ורַדְתִּ֔ים אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק יְהֹֽושָׁפָ֑ט וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨י עִמָּ֜ם שָׁ֗ם עַל־עַמִּ֨י וְנַחֲלָתִ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּזְּר֣וּ בַגֹּויִ֔ם וְאֶת־אַרְצִ֖י חִלֵּֽקוּ׃ And I will gather all the nations and will bring them down to the valley of Yehoshafat, and I will enter into judgment with … Continue reading

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Joel 4:1 (Joel 3:1)

כִּ֗י הִנֵּ֛ה בַּיָּמִ֥ים הָהֵ֖מָּה וּבָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָשִׁ֛יב אֶת־שְׁב֥וּת יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ For behold, in those days and at that time when I restore the captivity of Yehuda and Yerushalayim.   Morphology כִּ֗י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading

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Joel 3:5 (Joel 2:32)

וְהָיָ֗ה כֹּ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָ֛א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה יִמָּלֵ֑ט כִּ֠י בְּהַר־צִיֹּ֨ון וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה פְלֵיטָ֗ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה קֹרֵֽא׃ And it shall be that everyone who calls upon the name of YHWH shall escape, for on Mount Tsiyon and in Yerushalayim … Continue reading

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Joel 3:4 (Joel 2:31)

הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ יֵהָפֵ֣ךְ לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ לְדָ֑ם לִפְנֵ֗י בֹּ֚וא יֹ֣ום יְהוָ֔ה הַגָּדֹ֖ול וְהַנֹּורָֽא׃ The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of YHWH.   Morphology הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ (ha-shemesh) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joel 3:3 (Joel 2:30)

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ מֹֽופְתִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּבָאָ֑רֶץ דָּ֣ם וָאֵ֔שׁ וְתִֽימֲרֹ֖ות עָשָֽׁן׃ And I will give wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.   Morphology וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (ve-natatti) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect … Continue reading

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Joel 3:2 (Joel 2:29)

וְגַ֥ם עַל־הָֽעֲבָדִ֖ים וְעַל־הַשְּׁפָחֹ֑ות בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה אֶשְׁפֹּ֖וךְ אֶת־רוּחִֽי׃ And also upon the male servants and upon the female servants, in those days I will pour out My Spirit.   Morphology וְגַ֥ם (ve-gam) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: … Continue reading

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Joel 3:1 (Joel 2:28)

וְהָיָ֣ה אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן אֶשְׁפֹּ֤וךְ אֶת־רוּחִי֙ עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂ֔ר וְנִבְּא֖וּ בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וּבְנֹֽותֵיכֶ֑ם זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ חֲלֹמֹ֣ות יַחֲלֹמ֔וּן בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם חֶזְיֹנֹ֖ות יִרְאֽוּ׃ And it shall be afterward that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your old men … Continue reading

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Joel 2:27

וִידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י בְקֶ֤רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אָ֔נִי וַאֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין עֹ֑וד וְלֹא־יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ עַמִּ֖י לְעֹולָֽם׃ ס And you shall know that I am in the midst of Yisraʾel, and that I am YHWH your God, and there is none else; and My … Continue reading

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Joel 2:26

וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם אָכֹול֙ וְשָׂבֹ֔ועַ וְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗ם אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה עִמָּכֶ֖ם לְהַפְלִ֑יא וְלֹא־יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ עַמִּ֖י לְעֹולָֽם׃ And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and you shall praise the name of YHWH your God, who has dealt wondrously with you, and My … Continue reading

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Joel 2:25

וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ אֶת־הַשָּׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ אָכַ֣ל הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה הַיֶּ֖לֶק וְהֶחָסִ֣יל וְהַגָּזָ֑ם חֵילִי֙ הַגָּדֹ֔ול אֲשֶׁ֥ר שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי בָּכֶֽם׃ And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the young locust, the destroyer, and the cutter, My great army which I … Continue reading

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Joel 2:24

וּמָלְא֥וּ הַגֳּרָנֹ֖ות בָּ֑ר וְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּ הַיְקָבִ֖ים תִּירֹ֥ושׁ וְיִצְהָֽר׃ And the threshing floors shall be full of grain, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.   Morphology וּמָלְא֥וּ (u-malʾu) – Root: מלא (maleʾ); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd … Continue reading

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Joel 2:23

וּבְנֵ֣י צִיֹּ֗ון גִּ֤ילוּ וְשִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־נָתַ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם אֶת־הַמֹּורֶ֖ה לִצְדָקָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣ורֶד לָכֶ֗ם גֶּ֛שֶׁם מֹורֶ֥ה וּמַלְקֹ֖ושׁ בָּרִאשֹֽׁון׃ And you, sons of Tsiyon, rejoice and be glad in YHWH your God, for He has given to you the early rain in righteousness, … Continue reading

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Joel 2:22

אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ בַּהֲמֹ֣ות שָׂדַ֔י כִּ֥י דָשְׁא֖וּ נְאֹ֣ות מִדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ נָשָׂ֣א פִרְיֹ֔ו תְּאֵנָ֥ה וָגֶ֖פֶן נָתְנ֥וּ חֵילָֽם׃ Do not fear, beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have sprouted, for the tree has borne its fruit, the fig tree and … Continue reading

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Joel 2:21

אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּשְׂמָ֔חִי כִּֽי־הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ Do not fear, O land; rejoice and be glad, for YHWH has done great things.   Morphology אַל־ (ʾal) – Root: אל (ʾal); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Do not”; Notes: Used with jussive … Continue reading

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Joel 2:20

וְֽאֶת־הַצְּפֹונִ֞י אַרְחִ֣יק מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֣ה וּשְׁמָמָה֒ אֶת־פָּנָ֗יו אֶל־הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י וְסֹפֹ֖ו אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הָאַֽחֲרֹ֑ון וְעָלָ֣ה בָאְשֹׁ֗ו וְתַ֨עַל֙ צַחֲנָתֹ֔ו כִּ֥י הִגְדִּ֖יל לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃ And the northern one I will remove far from you, and I will drive him into a land barren and … Continue reading

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Joel 2:19

וַיַּ֨עַן יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעַמֹּ֗ו הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁלֵ֤חַ לָכֶם֙ אֶת־הַדָּגָן֙ וְהַתִּירֹ֣ושׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר וּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖ם אֹתֹ֑ו וְלֹא־אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶתְכֶ֥ם עֹ֛וד חֶרְפָּ֖ה בַּגֹּויִֽם׃ And YHWH answered and said to His people, “Behold, I am sending to you the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, … Continue reading

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Joel 2:18

וַיְקַנֵּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לְאַרְצֹ֑ו וַיַּחְמֹ֖ל עַל־עַמֹּֽו׃ Then YHWH was zealous for His land and had compassion on His people.   Morphology וַיְקַנֵּ֥א (va-yeqanne) – Root: קנא (qanaʾ); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Then He was zealous”; … Continue reading

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Joel 2:17

בֵּ֤ין הָאוּלָם֙ וְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ יִבְכּוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְֽיֹאמְר֞וּ ח֧וּסָה יְהוָ֣ה עַל־עַמֶּ֗ךָ וְאַל־תִּתֵּ֨ן נַחֲלָתְךָ֤ לְחֶרְפָּה֙ לִמְשָׁל־בָּ֣ם גֹּויִ֔ם לָ֚מָּה יֹאמְר֣וּ בָֽעַמִּ֔ים אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ Between the porch and the altar let the priests, the ministers of YHWH, weep, and let them say, “Spare, … Continue reading

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Joel 2:16

אִסְפוּ־עָ֞ם קַדְּשׁ֤וּ קָהָל֙ קִבְצ֣וּ זְקֵנִ֔ים אִסְפוּ֙ עֹֽולָלִ֔ים וְיֹנְקֵ֖י שָׁדָ֑יִם יֵצֵ֤א חָתָן֙ מֵֽחֶדְרֹ֔ו וְכַלָּ֖ה מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃ Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants and nursing babies; let the bridegroom come out from his chamber and the bride … Continue reading

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