New American Standard Bible 2020

Joel 2:15-18

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628a trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,proclaimקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116,

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622the peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942the congregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,Assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908the eldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,Gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622the childrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768and the nursingH3243 H7699infantsH3243 H7699. Have thegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860comeH3318outH3318of his roomמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315And the brideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of her bridalH2646chamberמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,Weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996the porchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,And let them sayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347Your peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,And do not makeתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414Your inheritanceנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159adisgraceלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,With the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471jeeringH4912at them.Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100should thoseamong the peoplesבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?’”

18Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will beH7065zealousH7065for His landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776, Andwill haveH2550compassionוַיַּחְמֹ֖לvai.yach.MolH2550for His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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