Joel 3:6

“And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have sold to the children of the Greeks, in order to remove them far from their territory.”

Joel 3:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 3:6, word by word

And the childrenבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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you have soldמְכַרְתֶּםmechartem

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

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of the Greeksיְּוָנִיםyevanim

Greek

A Greek, a descendant of Javan.

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to remove them farהַרְחִיקָharchika

remove

To put something far away, remove it from oneself or from another.

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their territoryגְּבוּלָgevula

territory

The land within that border.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

5For my silver and my gold you have taken, and my precious things, the good ones, you have brought into your temples.

6 · This verse (above)

7Look at me: I am rousing them from the place to which you sold them, and I will return your recompense on your head.

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