Revised Literal Translation

Joel 1:8-10

8Lamentאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like a virginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330girdedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296with sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242for the husbandבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of her youthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9The grain offeringמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and the drink offeringוָנֶ֖סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262is cut offהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56.

10The fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704is wastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,the landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournethאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56;for the grainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715is wastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703:the new wineתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492is dried upהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001,the oilיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323languishethאֻמְלַ֥ל'um.LalH535.

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