Joel 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 3:9 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 →
קִרְאוּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
זֹאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
קַדְּשׁ֖וּ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
מִלְחָמָ֑ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
הָעִ֨ירוּ֙
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
הַגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
יִגְּשׁ֣וּ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
יַֽעֲל֔וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַמִּלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
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
Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
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King James Version Public Domain
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Proclaim this among the nations: “Consecrate a war! Rouse the warriors! May they approach: may all of the men of war come up.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).