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Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. (KJV)
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יֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ye.'o.rulet them be roused
Lemma: עוּר (ur) · Strong's: H5782
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to rouse
Used 80 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:11, Judges 5:12, 2 Samuel 23:18, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 1 Chronicles 11:11, 1 Chronicles 11:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5782; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 1
וְיַעֲל֣וּve.ya.'a.Luand they may go up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 2
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 4
עֵ֖מֶק'E.mek[the] valley of
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010N
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Valley (Of Kidron)
Used 2 times. Also: Joel 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010N; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 5
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphat
Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) · Strong's: H3092K
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: (Valley of) Jehoshaphat
Used 2 times. Also: Joel 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3092K; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 6
כִּ֣יkifor
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 3:12 word 7
שָׁ֗םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 8
אֵשֵׁ֛ב'e.ShevI will sit
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 9
לִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.Potto judge
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 10
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 3:12 word 11
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 12
הַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.Yimthe nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 13
מִסָּבִֽיב\׃mi.sa.Vivfrom round about
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Joel 3:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| be roused | → | עוּר H5782 to rouse |
| and advance | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010N Valley (Of Kidron) |
| of Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092K (Valley of) Jehoshaphat |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| I will sit down | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| to judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| on every side | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
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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