Revised Literal Translation

Joel 3:4-8

4Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,and Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721,and all the coastsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552of Palestineפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429?will ye renderמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999me a recompenceהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576?and if ye recompenseגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580me, swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031andspeedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120will I returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725your recompenceגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your own headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218;

5Because ye have takenלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947my silverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and my goldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091,and have carriedהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935into your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964my goodlyהַטֹּבִ֔יםha.to.VimH2896pleasant thingsוּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙u.ma.cha.ma.DaiH4261:

6The childrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121also of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389have ye soldמְכַרְתֶּ֖םme.khar.TemH4376unto the Greciansלִבְנֵ֣י הַיְּוָנִ֑יםliv.Nei hai.ye.va.NimH1121 H3125,that ye might remove them farהַרְחִיקָ֖םhar.chi.KamH7368from their borderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

7Behold, I will raiseמְעִירָ֔םme.'i.RamH5782them out of the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whither ye have soldמְכַרְתֶּ֥םme.khar.TemH4376them, and will returnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725your recompenceגְמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576upon your own headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218:

8And I will sellוּמָכַרְתִּ֞יu.ma.khar.TiH4376your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they shall sellוּמְכָר֥וּםu.me.kha.RumH4376them to the Sabeansלִשְׁבָאיִ֖םlish.va.YimH7615,to a peopleגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471far offרָח֑וֹקra.ChokH7350:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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