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Joel 1:6

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…גוֹי֙goyGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.עָלָ֣הalahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַרְצִ֔יartsiearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.עָצ֖וּםatsumgreatעָצוּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH6099powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous[phrase] feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מִסְפָּ֑רmisparnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “number”, the ordinary formH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.שִׁנָּיו֙shinayvivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ivory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.שִׁנֵּ֣יshineivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “ivory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.אַרְיֵ֔הaryehlionאֲרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתumetalotand cheek toothמְתַלְּעָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and cheek tooth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4973properly, a biter, i.e. a toothcheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.לָבִ֖יאlavilionלָבִיאnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH3833to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

Young’s Literal Translation

For a nation hath come up on my land, Strong, and there is no number, Its teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

World English Bible

For a nation has come up on my land, strong, and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the fangs of a lioness.

Darby Translation

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a lioness.

Douay-Rheims

For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are like the teeth of a lion: and his cheek teeth as of a lion’s whelp.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For a strong and innumerable nation is come up against my land, their teeth are lion's teeth, and their back teeth those of a lion's whelp.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἔθνος ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν μου ἰσχυρὸν καὶ ἀναρίθμητον, οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ ὀδόντες λέοντος, καὶ αἱ μῦλαι αὐτοῦ σκύμνου·