Revised Literal Translation

Joel 1:2-4

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, ye old menהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and give earוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,all ye inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Hath this been in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117,or evenוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608ye your childrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121of it, and letyour childrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121telltheir childrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,and their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4That which the palmerwormהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501hath leftיֶ֤תֶרYe.terH3499hath the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;and that which the locustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697hath leftוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath the cankerwormהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;and that which the cankerwormהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218hath leftוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath the caterpillerהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

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