8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joel 3:8:1 ⧉וּמָכַרְתִּ֞יumakhartiand I will sell Joel 3:8:2 ⧉אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣םetbenekhemthe sons of you Joel 3:8:3 ⧉וְאֶת־בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םveetbenotekhemand the daughters of you Joel 3:8:4 ⧉בְּיַד֙beyadinto the hand of Joel 3:8:5 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenesons of Joel 3:8:6 ⧉יְהוּדָ֔הyehudaJudah Joel 3:8:7 ⧉וּמְכָר֥וּםumekharumand they will sell them Joel 3:8:8 ⧉לִשְׁבָאיִ֖םlishevaimto Sabeans Joel 3:8:9 ⧉אֶל־גּ֣וֹיelgoyto a nation Joel 3:8:10 ⧉רָח֑וֹקrakhokfar Joel 3:8:11 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Joel 3:8:12 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Joel 3:8:13 ⧉דִּבֵּֽר׃סdiberhas spoken |
8. Formal Translation And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the LORD {Yahweh, Justice Enforcer} has spoken. |
8. Dynamic Translation I will hand over your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation, because the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Judge} has declared it. |