Hebrew Interlinear
Joel 3:6 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Joel 3:6, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“The children also of Judah The children of Jerusalem have ye sold The children unto the Grecians that ye might remove them far from their border”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לִבְנֵ֣י | H1121 | The children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 2 | יְהוּדָה֙ | H3063 | also of Judah | jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory |
| 3 | לִבְנֵ֣י | H1121 | The children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 4 | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | H3389 | of Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
| 5 | מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם | H4376 | have ye sold | to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) |
| 6 | לִבְנֵ֣י | H1121 | The children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 7 | הַיְּוָנִ֑ים | H3125 | unto the Grecians | a jevanite, or descendant of javan |
| 8 | לְמַ֥עַן | H4616 | properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | |
| 9 | הַרְחִיקָ֖ם | H7368 | that ye might remove them far | to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation) |
| 10 | מֵעַ֥ל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 11 | גְּבוּלָֽם׃ | H1366 | from their border | properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Joel 3:5 my silver and my gold Because ye have taken pleasant things my goodly...
Joel 3:6 (current)The children also of Judah The children of Jerusalem have ye sold The children unto the Grecians that ye might remove them far from their border
Joel 3:7 Behold I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold...