Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:1-2

1Blowתִּקְע֨וּtik.'UH8628ye the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֜רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,and sound an alarmוְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uH7321in my holyקָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiH6944mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022:let all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.ZuH7264:for the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068comethבָ֥אva'H935, for it isnigh at handקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138;

2A dayי֧וֹםYomH3117of darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and of gloominessוַאֲפֵלָ֗הva.'a.fe.LahH653,a dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of cloudsעָנָן֙'a.NanH6051and of thick darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֔לva.'a.ra.FelH6205,as the morningכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837spreadפָּרֻ֣שׂpa.RusH6566upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022:a greatרַ֣בravH7227peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971and a strongוְעָצ֔וּםve.'a.TzumH6099;there hath not beenנִֽהְיָה֙nih.YahH1961everהָ֣עוֹלָ֔םha.'o.LamH5769the like, neither shall be any moreיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3254afterוְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310it, evento the yearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

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