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Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. (KJV)
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אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 1
תִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'Iyou fear
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqj2fs)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 2
אֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahO land
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 3
גִּ֣ילִיGi.libe glad
Lemma: גִּיל (gil) · Strong's: H1523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 42 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalms 2:11, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1523; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 4
וּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiand rejoice
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 5
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 6
הִגְדִּ֥ילhig.Dilhe has made great
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 7
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
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 2:21 word 8
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת\׃la.'a.Sotto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Joel 2:21 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| be afraid | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| O land | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| rejoice | → | גִּיל H1523 to rejoice |
| and be glad | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| great things | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
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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