Joel 2:16
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Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
In other translations
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
Hebrew words
אִסְפוּ־'isfu-gatherH622עָם'am[the] peopleH5971קַדְּשׁוּkadeshuconsecrateH6942קָהָלkahalan assemblyH6951קִבְצוּkivtzugatherH6908זְקֵנִיםzekenim[the] eldersH2205אִסְפוּ'isfugatherH622עוֹלָלִיםolalimchildrenH5768וְיֹנְקֵיveyonekeiand suckling-children ofH3243שָׁדָיִםshadayimbreastsH7699יֵצֵאyetze'let him go outH3318חָתָןchatan[the] bridegroomH2860מֵחֶדְרוֹmechedrofrom room hisH2315וְכַלָּהvekhalahand [the] brideH3618מֵחֻפָּתָהּ׃mechupatahfrom chamber herH2646
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