Joel 2:16

“Gather the people, consecrate the assembly, bring together the elders, gather the children and those nursing at the breasts; let the bridegroom go out from his room, and the bride from her canopy.”

Joel 2:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 2:16, word by word

Gatherאִסְפוּisfu

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

Where else “isfu” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
consecrateקַדְּשׁוּkadshu

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “kadshu” appears
the assemblyקָהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

Where else “kahal” appears
bring togetherקִבְצוּkivtsu

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “kivtsu” appears
the eldersזְקֵנִיםzekenim

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

Where else “zekenim” appears
the childrenעוֹלָלִיםolalim

young child

A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."

Where else “olalim” appears
and those nursingיֹנְקֵיyonke

suck

For a baby to take milk from his mother's breast.

Where else “yonke” appears
at the breastsשָׁדָיִםshadayim

breasts

Breasts (of a nursing mother).

Where else “shadayim” appears
let the bridegroomחָתָןchatan

bridegroom

The man who is marrying or newly married.

Where else “chatan” appears
go outיֵצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetse” appears
from his roomחֶדְרchedr

inner room

Inner room, private chamber.

Where else “chedr” appears
and the brideכַלָּהchala

bride

A woman newly married.

Where else “chala” appears
from her canopyחֻפָּתָchupata

bridal chamber

A room prepared for newlyweds.

Where else “chupata” appears

The context

15Blow the horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, call a solemn assembly.

16 · This verse (above)

17Between the porch and the altar let the priests, the ministers of YHWH, weep, and let them say, “Have pity, YHWH, on your people, and do not make your inheritance a reproach, for the nations to mock them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their Elohim?’”

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