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Joel 1:1-10

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that came toJoelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPethuelפְּתוּאֵֽל׃pe.tu.'ElH6602.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, ye oldmenהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, and giveearוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238, all yeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Hath this been in yourdaysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117, orevenוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608ye yourchildrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121of it, and let yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121tell theirchildrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121, and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4That which thepalmerwormהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501hathleftיֶ֤תֶרYe.terH3499hath thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398; and that which thelocustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697hathleftוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath thecankerwormהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398; and that which thecankerwormהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218hathleftוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath thecaterpillerהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5Awakeהָקִ֤יצוּha.Ki.tzuH6974, yedrunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910, andweepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058; andwailוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213, all yedrinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354ofwineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196, because of the newwineעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071; for it is cutoffנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772from yourmouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6For anationגוֹי֙goyH1471is comeupעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927upon mylandאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,strongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099, and withoutnumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557, whoseteethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127are theteethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of alionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738, and he hath the cheekteethוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973of a greatlionלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7He hathlaidשָׂ֤םsamH7760myvineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, andbarkedלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111my figtreeוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384: he hath strippeditחָשֹׂ֤ףcha.SofH2834bareחֲשָׂפָהּ֙cha.sa.FahH2834, and cast itawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993; itsbranchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299are madewhiteהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835.

8Lamentאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like avirginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330girdedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296withsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242for thehusbandבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of heryouthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9The meatofferingמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and the drinkofferingוָנֶ֖סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262is cutoffהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56.

10Thefieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704iswastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703, thelandאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournethאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56; for thegrainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715iswastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703: the newwineתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492is driedupהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001, theoilיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323languishethאֻמְלַ֥ל'um.LalH535.

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