And I will repayוְשִׁלַּמְתִּיyouלָכֶםfor the yearsהַשָּׁנִיםthatאֲשֶׁרthe locustהָאַרְבֶּהhas eaten,אָכַלthe young locust,הַיֶּלֶקand the hopping locust,וְהֶחָסִילand the cutting locust,וְהַגָּזָםmy greatהַגָּדוֹלarmyחֵילִיthatאֲשֶׁרI sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיamong you.בָּכֶם
Joel 2:25
Study it in the app“And I will repay you for the years that the locust has eaten, the young locust, and the hopping locust, and the cutting locust, my great army that I sent among you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 2:25, word by word
- And I will repayשִׁלַּמְתִּיshilamti
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “shilamti” appears- for the yearsשָּׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears- the locustאַרְבֶּהarbe
locust
Locust: an insect that comes in huge swarms and devours everything green.
Where else “arbe” appears- has eatenאָכַלachal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achal” appears- the young locustיֶּלֶקyelek
young locust
A young locust, at the stage when it does not yet fly and devours everything green. The name comes from the idea of "licking" or "devouring".
Where else “yelek” appears- and the hopping locustחָסִילchasil
locust
Locust: a kind of locust, or the locust in one of its stages, that devours the crops.
Where else “chasil” appears- and the cutting locustגָּזָםgazam
cutting locust
"Gazam": a kind of locust that gnaws and cuts plants.
Where else “gazam” appears- my greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- armyחֵילִcheli
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “cheli” appears- I sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachti” appears
The context
24And the threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 · This verse (above)
26And you will eat plenty and be satisfied, and you will praise the name of YHWH your Elohim, who has dealt with you wondrously; and my people will not be ashamed forever.