Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:5-7

5Like the noiseכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of chariotsמַרְכָּב֗וֹתmar.ka.VotH4818on the topsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall they leapיְרַקֵּד֔וּןye.ra.ke.DunH7540,like the noiseכְּקוֹל֙ke.kOlH6963of a flameלַ֣הַבLa.havH3851of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784that devourethאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398the stubbleקָ֑שׁKashH7179,as a strongעָצ֔וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleכְּעַ֣םke.'AmH5971set in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421arrayעֱר֖וּךְ'e.RukhH6186.

6Before their faceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971shall be much painedיָחִ֣ילוּya.Chi.luH2342:all facesפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440shall gatherקִבְּצ֥וּki.be.TzuH6908blacknessפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289.

7They shall runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323like mighty menכְּגִבּוֹרִ֣יםke.gi.bo.RimH1368;they shall climbיַעֲל֣וּya.'a.LuH5927the wallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346like menכְּאַנְשֵׁ֥יke.'an.SheiH582of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421;and they shall marchH3212every oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376on his waysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,and they shall not breakיְעַבְּט֖וּןye.'a.be.TunH5670their ranksאֹרְחוֹתָֽם׃'o.re.cho.TamH734:

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