Joel
Joel 2:14
14Who knows? He may turn and relent
and leave a blessing behind Him —
grain and drink offerings
for the LORD your God.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| knows | יוֹדֵ֖עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| He may turn | יָשׁ֣וּב | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and relent | וְנִחָ֑ם | wə·ni·ḥām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| and leave | וְהִשְׁאִ֤יר | wə·hiš·’îr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| a blessing | בְּרָכָ֔ה | bə·rā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
| behind Him | אַֽחֲרָיו֙ | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| grain | מִנְחָ֣ה | min·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| and drink offerings | וָנֶ֔סֶךְ | wā·ne·seḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5262 drink-offering |
| for the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jonah 3:9 · Haggai 2:19 · Jonah 1:6 · Amos 5:15 · Zephaniah 2:3 · 2 Samuel 12:22 · Exodus 32:30 · Joel 1:13 · 2 Kings 19:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.