King James Version

Joel 3:10

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Joel 4:10.

כֹּ֤תּוּkotvbeatכָּתַתverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “beat”, a commandH3807to bruise or violently strikebeat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. lאִתֵּיכֶם֙iteykhemcoulterאֵתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “coulter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH855a hoe or other digging implementcoulter, plowshare.לַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתlacharavotto knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖םumazmeroteykhemand pruning-hookמַזְמֵרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and pruning-hook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4211a pruningknifepruning-hook.לִרְמָחִ֑יםlirmachimto bucklerרֹמַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to buckler”, the ordinary formH7420a lance (as thrown); especially the iron pointbuckler, javelin, lancet, spear.הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁhachalashthe weakחַלָּשׁdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the weak”, the ordinary formH2523frailweak.יֹאמַ֖רyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a wish or indirect commandH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…גִּבּ֥וֹרgiborchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.אָֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-10) Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say: 'I am strong.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Young’s Literal Translation

Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, 'I [am] mighty.'

World English Bible

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’

Darby Translation

Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.

Douay-Rheims

Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak say: I am strong.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-10) Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears; let the weak say: 'I am strong.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your sickles into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

συγκόψατε τὰ ἄροτρα ὑμῶν εἰς ῥομφαίας, καὶ τὰ δρέπανα ὑμῶν εἰς σειρομάστας· ὁ ἀδύνατος λεγέτω, ὅτι ἰσχύω ἐγώ.