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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. (KJV)

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הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sun

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: sun

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 1

יֵהָפֵ֣ךְye.ha.Fekhit will be changed

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 2

לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhinto darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 3

וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achand the moon

Lemma: יָרֵחַ (ya.re.ach) · Strong's: H3394

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: moon

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 37:9, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 10:13, 2 Kings 23:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3394; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 4

לְדָ֑םle.Daminto blood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 5

לִפְנֵ֗יlif.Nei<to> before

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 2:31 word 6

בּ֚וֹאBo'comes

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 7

י֣וֹםYom[the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 8

יְהוָ֔הYah.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 2:31 word 9

הַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> great

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Joel 2:31 word 10

וְהַנּוֹרָֽא\׃ve.ha.no.Ra'and <the> awesome

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

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 2:31 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
will be turned	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
to darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
and the moon	→	יָרֵחַ H3394 moon
to blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the coming	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
of the great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
and awesome	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
Day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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