New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 3:4-8

4Moreoverוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571,whatמָה־mah-H4100are you to Me, OTyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the regionsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552ofPhilistiaפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429?Are you renderingמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999Me a recompenseהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576?But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do recompenseגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580Me, swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031and speedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120I willreturnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725your recompenseגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576on your headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

5SinceH834you havetakenלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947My silverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and My goldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091,broughtהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935My preciousH4261treasuresH4261to your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964,

6and soldמְכַרְתֶּ֖םme.khar.TemH4376thesonsH1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to theGreeksהַיְּוָנִ֑יםhai.ye.va.NimH3125in orderלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to removeהַרְחִיקָ֖םhar.chi.KamH7368them farH7368from their territoryגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366,

7beholdH2009, I am going toarouseמְעִירָ֔םme.'i.RamH5782them from the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033you have soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376them, and returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725your recompenseגְמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576on your headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

8Also I willsellוּמָכַרְתִּ֞יu.ma.khar.TiH4376your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they will sellוּמְכָר֥וּםu.me.kha.RumH4376them to theSabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םlish.va.YimH7615,to a distantרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471,”for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

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