Revised Version 1895

Joel 2:12-17

12Yetevenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnH7725ye untomeH7725withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824, and withfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685, and withweepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065, and withmourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13andrendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824, andnotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408yourgarmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899, andturnH7725unto theLORDH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andfullH7725ofcompassionוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and plenteous inmercyH3068, and repenteth him of theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Who knoweth whether he willnotיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045turnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentH7725, andleaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him, even amealמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503offering and a drink offering unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16gatherקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942thecongregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleH622theoldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205menH5971,gatherH6908thechildrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768, and those thatsuckH3243thebreastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699: let the bridegroomgoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318of hischamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315, and thebrideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618outH3318ofherH3243closet.

17LetH5414thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996theporchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and thealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196, andletH5414themsayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thypeopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andgiveH5414notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408thineheritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159toreproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781, that thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471shouldruleלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910over them: wherefore should theysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among thepeoplesבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

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