Hebrew Interlinear

Joel 1:2 Interlinear

Hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land Hath this been in your days or even Hath this been in your days of your fathers

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1שִׁמְעוּH8085Hearto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2זֹאת֙H2063this (often used adverb)
3הַזְּקֵנִ֔יםH2205this ye old menold
4וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּH238and give earto broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e., (by implication) to listen
5כֹּ֖לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6יוֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427all ye inhabitantsproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
7הָאָ֑רֶץH776of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
8הֶהָ֤יְתָהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
9זֹּאת֙H2063this (often used adverb)
10בִּימֵ֥יH3117Hath this been in your daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
11וְאִ֖םH518or evenused very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
12בִּימֵ֥יH3117Hath this been in your daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
13אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃H1of your fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

Verse Context

Joel 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Joel...
Joel 1:2 (current)Hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land Hath this been in your days or even Hath this been in your days of your fathers
Joel 1:3 and their children Tell and their children and their children and their children...

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