King James Version

Joel 2:6

Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

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מִפָּנָ֖יוmipanayvfrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יָחִ֣ילוּyachilvdanceחוּלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dance”, an unfinished actionH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…עַמִּ֑יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, 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.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).פָּנִ֖יםpanima- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “a- fore”, the ordinary formH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…קִבְּצ֥וּqibtsvassembleקָבַץverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “assemble”, a completed actionH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.פָארֽוּרfarurblacknessפָּארוּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blackness”, the ordinary formH6289properly, illuminated, i.e. a glow; as noun, a flush (of anxiety)blackness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces have gathered blackness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.

Young’s Literal Translation

From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.

World English Bible

At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.

Darby Translation

Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale.

Douay-Rheims

At their presence the people shall be in grievous pains: all faces shall be made like a kettle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces have gathered blackness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Before them shall the people be crushed: every face shall be as the blackness of a caldron.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ συντριβήσονται λαοὶ, πᾶν πρόσωπον ὡς πρόσκαυμα χύτρας.