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Joel 2:12-17

12Therefore also now,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725ye even to me with all yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824, and withfastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685, and withweepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065, and withmourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13Andrendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167yourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824, and not yourgarmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899, andturnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750toangerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639, and ofgreatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617, andrepentethוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162of theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Whoknowethיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045if he willreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162, andleaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604ablessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him; even a meatofferingמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and a drinkofferingוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628thetrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782inZionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942afastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemnassemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942thecongregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908theeldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622thechildrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768, and those that nurseatוְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.KeiH3243thebreastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699: let thebridegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860goforthיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318from hischamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315, and thebrideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of herroomמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, theministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058between theporchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and thealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196, and let themsayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thypeopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andgiveתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414not thyheritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159toreproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781, that theheathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471should ruleoverלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910them: why should theysayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among thepeopleבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971, Where is theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

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