InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
Yoel 1 V1 V2 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20
OET-LV On_it to_children_of_your(pl) recount and_children_of_your(pl) to_children_of_their and_children_of_their to_a_generation another.
OET (OET-RV) Tell your children about it,
⇔ and your children to their children,
⇔ and their children to the following generation.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וּבְנֵיכֶם֙ לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם לְד֥וֹר אַחֵֽר
and,children_of,your(pl) to,children_of,their and,children_of,their to,a_generation next/another
Joel is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and let your sons recount about it to their sons, and let their sons recount about it to the generation after]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
לִבְנֵיכֶ֣ם & וּבְנֵיכֶם֙ לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם
to,children_of,your(pl) & and,children_of,your(pl) to,children_of,their and,children_of,their
Here the masculine term sons has a generic sense that includes both male and female children. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [to your children, and your children to their children, and their children]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
עָלֶ֖יהָ לִבְנֵיכֶ֣ם סַפֵּ֑רוּ וּבְנֵיכֶם֙
on,it to,children_of,your(pl) (Some words not found in UHB: on,it to,children_of,your(pl) tell and,children_of,your(pl) to,children_of,their and,children_of,their to,a_generation next/another )
The imperative Recount and the word your are plural here because Joel is addressing the “elders” and “dwellers” mentioned in the previous verse. So use plural forms in your translation if your language marks that distinction.
OET-LV On_it to_children_of_your(pl) recount and_children_of_your(pl) to_children_of_their and_children_of_their to_a_generation another.
OET (OET-RV) Tell your children about it,
⇔ and your children to their children,
⇔ and their children to the following generation.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.