Joel 3:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

8And I will sellוּמְכָר֥וּםh4376
1אֶתh853
6of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יh1121
3וְאֶתh853
4and your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םh1323
5into the handבְּיַד֙h3027
6of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יh1121
7of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הh3063
8And I will sellוּמְכָר֥וּםh4376
9them to the Sabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םh7615
10אֶלh413
11to a peopleגּ֣וֹיh1471
12far offרָח֑וֹקh7350
13כִּ֥יh3588
14for the LORDיְהוָ֖הh3068
15hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃h1696

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they have put the fate of my people to the decision of chance: giving a boy for the price of a loose woman and a girl for a drink of wine.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken.

World English Bible (WEB)

And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah, And they will sell them to the men of Sheba, To a faraway nation, For Yahweh has spoken it."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.