The Meaning of Joel 2:29 Explained

Joel 2:29

KJV: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

YLT: And also on the men-servants, and on the maid-servants, In those days I do pour out My Spirit.

Darby: Yea, even upon the bondmen and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

ASV: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And also upon the servants  and upon the handmaids  in those days  will I pour out  my spirit. 

What does Joel 2:29 Mean?

Context Summary

Joel 2:28-32 - "the Valley Of Decision"
Having stated the outward blessings that would follow repentance, Joel unveils the extraordinary spiritual blessings that were in store. The outpouring of the Spirit, described in Acts 2:16-17, does not exhaust these glorious words. This blessing is for all whom the Lord our God shall call to Himself, and as one to whom His call has come, you have a perfect right to claim your share in Pentecost. The promise is to all that are "afar off" in space and time. The very slaves, the most degraded and despised of men, become free when they yield themselves to Jesus and have an equal right to the same Spirit.
Joel 3:1-21 refers to the last desperate effort made by the powers of the world against Christ and His people. This will be the closing scene of man's apostasy. But the Lord will vindicate and deliver His oppressed from the hand of their oppressors; and the same judgment will bring them blessing. Having cleansed His people from their stains, Messiah will tabernacle among them, Revelation 21:3 [source]

Chapter Summary: Joel 2

1  He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment
12  He exhorts to repentance;
15  prescribes a fast;
18  promises a blessing thereon
21  He comforts Zion with present,
28  and future blessings

What do the individual words in Joel 2:29 mean?

And also on [My] menservants and on [My] maidservants in days those will I pour out - My Spirit
וְגַ֥ם עַל־ הָֽעֲבָדִ֖ים וְעַל־ הַשְּׁפָח֑וֹת בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה אֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ אֶת־ רוּחִֽי

וְגַ֥ם  And  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
הָֽעֲבָדִ֖ים  [My]  menservants 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַשְּׁפָח֑וֹת  [My]  maidservants 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: שִׁפְחָה  
Sense: maid, maid-servant, slavegirl.
בַּיָּמִ֣ים  in  days 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הָהֵ֔מָּה  those 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
אֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ  will  I  pour  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שֶׂפֶק 
Sense: to pour, pour out, spill.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
רוּחִֽי  My  Spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, first person common singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.

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