2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joel 1:2:1 ⧉שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת֙shimeuzothear this Joel 1:2:2 ⧉הַזְּקֵנִ֔יםhazekenimthe elders Joel 1:2:3 ⧉וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּvehaazinuand give ear Joel 1:2:4 ⧉כֹּ֖לkolall Joel 1:2:5 ⧉יוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyoshevethose dwelling Joel 1:2:6 ⧉הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe land Joel 1:2:7 ⧉הֶהָ֤יְתָהhehayetahas it happened Joel 1:2:8 ⧉זֹּאת֙zotthis Joel 1:2:9 ⧉בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbimekhemin your days Joel 1:2:10 ⧉וְאִ֖םveimor Joel 1:2:11 ⧉בִּימֵ֥יbimein the days of Joel 1:2:12 ⧉אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃avotekhemyour fathers |
2. Formal Translation Attend to this, elders; listen carefully, all inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this taken place in your days, or in the days of your fathers? |
2. Dynamic Translation Listen to this, elders, and pay attention, all inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this ever happened during your lifetime or in the days of your ancestors? |