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Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. (KJV)
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וְאִ֤ישׁve.'Ishand each
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 1
אָחִיו֙'a.Chivbrother its
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 2
לֹ֣אlo'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 2:8 word 3
יִדְחָק֔וּןyid.cha.Kunthey crowd !
Lemma: דָּחַק (da.chaq) · Strong's: H1766
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to crowd
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1766; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 4
גֶּ֥בֶרGe.vera man
Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: great man
Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 5
בִּמְסִלָּת֖וֹbim.si.la.Toon track its
Lemma: מְסִלָּה (me.sil.lah) · Strong's: H4546
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: highway
Used 27 times. Also: Numbers 20:19, Judges 5:20, Judges 20:31, Judges 20:32, Judges 20:45, Judges 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4546; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 6
יֵֽלֵכ֑וּןye.le.Khunthey go !
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 7
וּבְעַ֥דu.ve.'Adand through
Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: about/through/for
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 8
הַשֶּׁ֛לַחha.She.lachthe weapon[s]
Lemma: שֶׁ֫לַח (she.lach) · Strong's: H7973
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: missile
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 23:10, 2 Chronicles 32:5, Nehemiah 4:17, Nehemiah 4:23, Job 33:18, Job 36:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7973; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 9
יִפֹּ֖לוּyi.Po.luthey fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 10
לֹ֥אlo'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 2:8 word 11
יִבְצָֽעוּ\׃yiv.Tza.'uthey stop
Lemma: בָּצַע (ba.tsa) · Strong's: H1214H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to cut off: to end
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 10:12, Zechariah 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1214H; TAHOT Joel 2:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| jostle | → | דָּחַק H1766 to crowd |
| one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| another | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| each | → | גָּבֶר H1397 great man |
| proceeds | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
| in his path | → | מְסִלָּה H4546 highway |
| They burst through | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| the defenses | → | שֶׁ֫לַח H7973 missile |
| never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| breaking ranks | → | בָּצַע H1214H to cut off: to end |
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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