Revised Literal Translation

Joel 1:4-7

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.

5Awakeהָקִ֤יצוּha.Ki.tzuH6974,ye drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910,and weepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058;and howlוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,all ye drinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,because of the new wineעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071;for it is cut offנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772from your mouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6For a nationגוֹי֙goyH1471is come upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927upon my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,strongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099,and without numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557,whose teethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127arethe teethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of a lionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738,and he hath the cheek teethוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973of a great lionלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7He hath laidשָׂ֤םsamH7760my vineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,and barkedלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111my fig treeוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384:he hath made it cleanחָשֹׂ֤ףcha.SofH2834bareחֲשָׂפָהּ֙cha.sa.FahH2834, and cast itawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993;the branchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299thereof are made whiteהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835.

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