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The grain offeringמִנְחָהand the libationוָנֶסֶךְhave been cut offהָכְרַתfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof YHWH;יְהוָהthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe ministersמְשָׁרְתֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהmourn.אָבְלוּ
Joel 1:9
Study it in the app“The grain offering and the libation have been cut off from the house of YHWH; the priests, the ministers of YHWH, mourn.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 1:9, word by word
- The grain offeringמִנְחָהmincha
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “mincha” appears- and the libationנֶסֶךְnesech
libation
Wine or other drink poured as an offering.
Where else “nesech” appears- have been cut offהָכְרַתhachrat
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hachrat” appears- from the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵיmesharte
minister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “mesharte” appears- mournאָבְלוּavlu
mourn
Mourn, grieve for the dead.
Where else “avlu” appears
The context
8Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
9 · This verse (above)
10The field is devastated, the ground mourns; for the grain is devastated, the new wine has dried up, the oil languishes.