Joel 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 1:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שִׁמְעוּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
זֹאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים
zâqên
H2205
old
וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ
ʼâzan
H238
to hear
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הֶהָ֤יְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
זֹּאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְאִ֖ם
ʼim
H518
if
בִּימֵ֥י
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם
ʼâb
H1
father
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, Or in the days of your fathers?
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King James Version Public Domain
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Hear this, you elders, and listen, all of the dwellers of the land! Has this been in your days or in the days of your fathers?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).