And childrenוּבְנֵיof Zion,צִיּוֹןrejoiceגִּילוּand be gladוְשִׂמְחוּin YHWHבַּיהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֵיכֶםforכִּיhe has givenנָתַןyouלָכֶםthe early rainהַמּוֹרֶהfor righteousness,לִצְדָקָהand has brought downוַיּוֹרֶדfor youלָכֶםthe rain,גֶּשֶׁםearly rainמוֹרֶהand late rain,וּמַלְקוֹשׁas at the first.בָּרִאשׁוֹן
Joel 2:23
Study it in the app“And children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in YHWH your Elohim; for he has given you the early rain for righteousness, and has brought down for you the rain, early rain and late rain, as at the first.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 2:23, word by word
- And childrenבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- rejoiceגִּילוּgilu
rejoice
To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.
Where else “gilu” appears- and be gladשִׂמְחוּsimchu
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “simchu” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- he has givenנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- the early rainמּוֹרֶהmore
early rain; teacher
The early rain: the first rain of autumn, which softens the ground for sowing. The same form can mean "teacher".
Where else “more” appears- for righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- and has brought downיּוֹרֶדyored
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “yored” appears- the rainגֶּשֶׁםgeshem
heavy rain
Heavy rain, downpour.
Where else “geshem” appears- and late rainמַלְקוֹשׁmalkosh
late rain
Late rain: the spring rain that ripens the grain.
Where else “malkosh” appears- as at the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishon” appears
Translation note
“The early rain” (moreh): according to Strong, the same word also means “teacher”; it can be read “the teacher of righteousness.”
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
22Do not fear, livestock of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have turned green; for the tree bears its fruit, fig tree and vine give their strength.
23 · This verse (above)
24And the threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.