Joel
Joel 2:28–29
28And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.
29Even on My menservants and maidservants,
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
Word by word
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Joel 2:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְהָיָ֣ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| afterward | אַֽחֲרֵי־ | ’a·ḥă·rê- | Preposition | H310 behind |
| I will pour out | אֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ | ’eš·pō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| My Spirit | רוּחִי֙ | rū·ḥî | Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| people | בָּשָׂ֔ר | bā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| Your sons | בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| will prophesy | וְנִבְּא֖וּ | wə·nib·bə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5012 prophesy |
| your old | זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ | ziq·nê·ḵem | Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H2205 old |
| men will dream dreams | יַחֲלֹמ֔וּן | ya·ḥă·lō·mūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H2492 be healthy, strong |
| your young men | בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם | ba·ḥū·rê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H970 young man |
| will see | יִרְאֽוּ׃ | yir·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| visions | חֶזְיֹנ֖וֹת | ḥez·yō·nō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H2384 vision |
Joel 2:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | וְגַ֥ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| menservants | הָֽעֲבָדִ֖ים | hā·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| and | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| maidservants | הַשְּׁפָח֑וֹת | haš·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| I will pour out | אֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ | ’eš·pō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| My Spirit | רוּחִֽי׃ | rū·ḥî | Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in those | הָהֵ֔מָּה | hā·hêm·māh | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| days | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joel 2:28 Acts 2:16–21 · Ezekiel 39:29 · Isaiah 32:15 · Acts 2:39 · Acts 2:2–4 · Isaiah 44:3 · Zechariah 12:10 · Acts 11:15–18 · Proverbs 1:23 · John 7:39 · Acts 15:7–8 · Acts 2:33
Joel 2:29 1 Corinthians 12:13 · Galatians 3:28 · Colossians 3:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.