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A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. (KJV)
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לְפָנָיו֙le.fa.Nav<to> before it
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 1
אָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahit has consumed
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 2
אֵ֔שׁ'Eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 3
וְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.Ravand after it
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
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 2:3 word 4
תְּלַהֵ֣טte.la.Hetit sets ablaze
Lemma: לָהַט (la.hat) · Strong's: H3857
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)
Meaning: to kindle
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:22, Job 41:21, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 97:3, Psalms 104:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3857; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 5
לֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.Vaha flame
Lemma: לֶהָבָה (le.ha.vah) · Strong's: H3852
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: flame
Used 19 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, 1 Samuel 17:7, Psalms 29:7, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 105:32, Psalms 106:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3852; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 6
כְּגַן\־ke.gan-[is] like [the] garden of
Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 7
עֵ֨דֶן'E.denEden
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶן (e.den) · Strong's: H5731B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Eden
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5731B; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 8
הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 9
לְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.Nav<to> before it
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 10
וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.Ravand after it
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
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 2:3 word 11
מִדְבַּ֣רmid.Bara wilderness of
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 12
שְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.Mahdesolation
Lemma: שְׁמָמָה (she.ma.mah) · Strong's: H8077A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: devastation
Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8077A; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 13
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 14
פְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.Tahescape
Lemma: פְּלֵיטָה (pe.le.tah) · Strong's: H6413
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: survivor
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 32:8, Genesis 45:7, Exodus 10:5, Judges 21:17, 2 Samuel 15:14, 2 Kings 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6413; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 15
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 16
הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahit belongs
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joel 2:3 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Before them | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| a fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| devours | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and behind them | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| a flame | → | לֶהָבָה H3852 flame |
| scorches | → | לָהַט H3857 to kindle |
| The land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| before them | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| is like the Garden | → | גַּן H1588M garden |
| of Eden | → | עֵ֫דֶן H5731B Eden |
| but behind them | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| it is like a desert | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| wasteland | → | שְׁמָמָה H8077A devastation |
| surely | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| nothing | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| will | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| escape | → | פְּלֵיטָה H6413 survivor |
| them | → |
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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