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Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? (KJV)
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מִ֥יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 1
יוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'[is] knowing
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 2
יָשׁ֣וּבya.Shuvhe will turn
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to return: repent
Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 3
וְנִחָ֑םve.ni.Chamand he will relent
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to be sorry: relent
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 6:7, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162H; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 4
וְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'Irand he will leave
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 5
אַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.Ravbehind him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 6
בְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.Khaha blessing
Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blessing
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 7
מִנְחָ֣הmin.Chaha grain offering
Lemma: מִנְחָה (min.chah) · Strong's: H4503G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: offering
Used 176 times. Also: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:5, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 40:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4503G; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 8
וָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhand a drink offering
Lemma: נֶ֫סֶךְ (ne.sekh) · Strong's: H5262
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: drink offering
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 35:14, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 29:41, Exodus 30:9, Leviticus 23:18, Leviticus 23:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5262; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 9
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehfor Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 10
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם\׃\ \פ'e.lo.hei.KhemGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Joel 2:14 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| knows | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| He may turn | → | שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent |
| and relent | → | נָחַם H5162H to be sorry: relent |
| and leave | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
| a blessing | → | בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing |
| behind Him | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| grain | → | מִנְחָה H4503G offering |
| and drink offerings | → | נֶ֫סֶךְ H5262 drink offering |
| for the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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