Joel 3:6

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Joel 3:6


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Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The childrenH1121 also of JudahH3063 and the childrenH1121 of JerusalemH3389 have ye soldH4376 unto the GreciansH3125 H1121, that ye might remove them farH7368 from their borderH1366.


Original Hebrew

וּבְנֵי יְהוּדָה וּבְנֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם מְכַרְתֶּם לִבְנֵי הַיְּוָנִים לְמַעַן הַרְחִיקָם מֵעַל גְּבוּלָם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וּ/בְנֵ֤י
u./ve.Nei H1121 HC/Ncmpc and/ (the) people of
יְהוּדָה֙
ye.hu.Dah H3063 HNp Judah
וּ/בְנֵ֣י
u./ve.Nei H1121 HC/Ncmpc and/ (the) people of
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 HNp Jerusalem
מְכַרְתֶּ֖ם
me.khar.Tem H4376 HVqp2mp you sold
לִ/בְנֵ֣י
li/v.Nei H1121 HR/Ncmpc to/ (the) people of
הַ/יְּוָנִ֑ים
hai./ye.va.Nim H3125 HTd/Ngmpa the/ Greeks
לְמַ֥עַן
le.Ma.'an H4616 HR so as
הַרְחִיקָ֖/ם
har.chi.Ka/m H7368 HVhc/Sp3mp to remove far away/ them
מֵ/עַ֥ל
me./'Al H5921 HR/R from/ on
גְּבוּלָֽ/ם
ge.vu.La/m H1366 HNcmsc/Sp3mp own territory/ their
Strong's References
  • H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  • H1366 — גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'): or גְּבֻל (gᵉbul); (shortened) from גָּבַל (gâbal) H1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed; border, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
  • H3063 — יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'): from יָדָה (yâdâh) H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory; Judah.
  • H3125 — יְוָנִי (Yᵉvânîy, yev-aw-nee'): patronymically from יָוֵן (yâvên) H3121; a Jevanite, or descendant of Javan; Grecian.
  • H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yᵉrûwshâlayim); a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם (Yᵉrûwshâlêm) H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה (yârâh) H3384 and שָׁלַם (shâlam) H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
  • H4376 — מָכַר (mâkar, maw-kar'): a primitive root; to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender); [idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).
  • H7368 — רָחַק (râchaq, raw-khak'): a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation); (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
  • H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross References

Verse Cross-References

Reciprocal references (6): Esther 7:4, Amos 1:6, Amos 2:6, Amos 8:6, Micah 2:9, Zechariah 9:13

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