Joel

Joel 1:2

²Hear this, O elders;

and give ear, all who dwell in the land.

Has anything like this ever happened in your days

or in the days of your fathers?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	זֹאת֙	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
O elders	הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
and give ear	וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ	wə·ha·’ă·zî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H238 give ear, listen, hear
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who dwell	יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·wō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Has anything like this	זֹּאת֙	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
ever happened	הֶהָ֤יְתָה	he·hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in your days	בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם	bî·mê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H3117 day
or	וְאִ֖ם	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
in the days	בִּימֵ֥י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of your fathers	אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.