Joel 2:23 Go deeper
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Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month . (KJV)
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וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand O people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 1
צִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonZion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 2
גִּ֤ילוּGi.lube glad
Lemma: גִּיל (gil) · Strong's: H1523
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 2:23 word 3
וְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.Chuand rejoice
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 2:23 word 4
בַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehin 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 2:23 word 5
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'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 2:23 word 6
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 2:23 word 7
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe has given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 9
הַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.Rehthe early rain
Lemma: מוֹרֶה (mo.reh) · Strong's: H4175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rain/teacher
Used 7 times. Also: Job 36:22, Psalms 84:6, Proverbs 5:13, Isaiah 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4175; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 10
לִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.Kahfor righteousness
Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 11
וַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redand he has sent down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 12
גֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemrain
Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rain
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 13
מוֹרֶ֥הmo.Rehearly rain
Lemma: מוֹרֶה (mo.reh) · Strong's: H4175
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rain/teacher
Used 7 times. Also: Job 36:22, Psalms 84:6, Proverbs 5:13, Isaiah 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4175; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 14
וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshand spring rain
Lemma: מַלְקוֹשׁ (mal.qosh) · Strong's: H4456
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: spring rain
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:14, Job 29:23, Proverbs 16:15, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Hosea 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4456; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 15
בָּרִאשֽׁוֹן\׃ba.ri.Shonin the first [month]
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223H
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: first: previous
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Leviticus 26:45, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 9:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223H; TAHOT Joel 2:23 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Be glad | → | גִּיל H1523 to rejoice |
| O children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| and rejoice | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
| in the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| He has given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| the autumn rains | → | מוֹרֶה H4175 rain/teacher |
| for your vindication | → | צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness |
| He sends | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| you | → | |
| showers | → | גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain |
| both autumn | → | מוֹרֶה H4175 rain/teacher |
| and spring rains | → | מַלְקוֹשׁ H4456 spring rain |
| as before | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223H first: previous |
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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