Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:15-17

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemn assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622the peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942the congregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908the eldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622the childrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768,and those that suckוְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.KeiH3243the breastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699:let the bridegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860go forthיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318of his chamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315,and the brideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of her closetמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058between the porchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,and let them sayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thy peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and giveתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414not thine heritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159to reproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,that the heathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471should rule overלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910them: wherefore should they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among the peopleבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971, Where istheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

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