King James Version

Joel 2:16

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.

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אִסְפוּisfvdestroyאָסַףverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, a commandH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…עָ֞םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.קַדְּשׁ֤וּqadshvappointקָדַשׁverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “appoint”, a commandH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.קָהָל֙qahalassemblyקָהָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “assembly”, the ordinary formH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.קִבְצ֣וּqivtsvassembleקָבַץverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “assemble”, a commandH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.זְקֵנִ֔יםzeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.אִסְפוּ֙isfvdestroyאָסַףverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, a commandH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…עֽוֹלָלִ֔יםolalimbabeעוֹלֵלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “babe”, the ordinary formH5768a sucklingbabe, (young) child, infant, little one.וְיֹנְקֵ֖יveyoneqeand suckיָנַקconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and suck”, a verb used as a describing wordH3243to suck; causatively, to give milkmilch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).שָׁדָ֑יִםshadayimbreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “breast”, the ordinary formH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.יֵצֵ֤אyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, a wish or indirect commandH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…חָתָן֙chatanbridegroomחָתָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bridegroom”, the ordinary formH2860a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)bridegroom, husband, son in law.מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹmechedrvofrom inner) chamberחֶדֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from inner) chamber”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2315an apartment (usually literal)((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.וְכַלָּ֖הvekhalahand brideכַּלָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and bride”, the ordinary formH3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wifebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּmechupatahfrom chamberחֻפָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from chamber”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2646a canopychamber, closet, defence.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her pavilion.

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American Standard Version (1901)

gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Young’s Literal Translation

Gather the people, sanctify an assembly, Assemble the aged, Gather infants and sucklings of the breasts, Go out let a bridegroom from his inner chamber, And a bride out of her closet.

World English Bible

Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his room, and the bride out of her chamber.

Darby Translation

gather the people, hallow the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride from her closet.

Douay-Rheims

Gather together the people, sanctify the church, assemble the ancients, gather together the little ones, and them that suck at the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth from his bed, and the bride out of her bride chamber.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants at the breast: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

συναγάγετε λαὸν, ἁγιάσατε ἐκκλησίαν, ἐκλέξασθε πρεσβυτέρους, συναγάγετε νήπια θηλάζοντα μαστοὺς, ἐξελθέτω νυμφίος ἐκ τοῦ κοιτῶνος αὐτοῦ, καὶ νύμφη ἐκ τοῦ παστοῦ αὐτῆς.