Hebrew Interlinear
Joel 1:13 Interlinear
“Gird yourselves and lament ye priests howl ye ministers of the altar come lie all night in sackcloth ye ministers of my God is withholden from the house of my God for the meat offering and the drink offering”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | חִגְר֨וּ | H2296 | Gird | to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.) |
| 2 | וְסִפְד֜וּ | H5594 | yourselves and lament | properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as middle easterners do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail |
| 3 | הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים | H3548 | ye priests | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 4 | הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ | H3213 | howl | to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one) |
| 5 | מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י | H8334 | ye ministers | to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to |
| 6 | מִזְבֵּ֔חַ | H4196 | of the altar | an altar |
| 7 | בֹּ֚אוּ | H935 | come | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 8 | לִ֣ינוּ | H3885 | lie all night | to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) |
| 9 | בַשַּׂקִּ֔ים | H8242 | in sackcloth | properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e., coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grai |
| 10 | מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י | H8334 | ye ministers | to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to |
| 11 | אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם | H430 | of my God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 12 | כִּ֥י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 13 | נִמְנַ֛ע | H4513 | is withholden | to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury |
| 14 | מִבֵּ֥ית | H1004 | from the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 15 | אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם | H430 | of my God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 16 | מִנְחָ֥ה | H4503 | for the meat offering | a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) |
| 17 | וָנָֽסֶךְ׃ | H5262 | and the drink offering | a libation; also a cast idol |
Verse Context
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Joel 1:13 (current)Gird yourselves and lament ye priests howl ye ministers of the altar come lie all night in sackcloth ye ministers of my God is withholden from the house of my God for the meat offering and the drink offering
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