King James Version

Joel 2:9

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

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בָּעִ֣ירbairin cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.יָשֹׁ֗קּוּyashoqvhave appetiteשָׁקַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “have appetite”, an unfinished actionH8264to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedilyhave appetite, justle one against another, long, range, run (to and fro).בַּֽחוֹמָה֙bachomahin wallחוֹמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.יְרֻצ֔וּןyerutsunrunרוּץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “run”, an unfinished actionH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.בַּבָּתִּ֖יםbabatimin familyבַּיִתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יַעֲל֑וּyaalvascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “ascend up”, an unfinished 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…בְּעַ֧דbeadat byבְּעַדpreposition — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.הַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםhachalonimthe windowחַלּוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the window”, the ordinary formH2474a window (as perforated)window.יָבֹ֖אוּyavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…כַּגַּנָּֽבkaganavas thiefגַּנָּבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as thief”, the ordinary formH1590a stealerthief.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They leap upon the city, they run upon the wall, they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.

World English Bible

They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

Darby Translation

They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.

Douay-Rheims

They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows as a thief.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They leap upon the city, they run upon the wall, they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall seize upon the city, and run upon the walls, and go up upon the houses, and enter in through the windows as thieves.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῆς πόλεως ἐπιλήψονται, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν τειχέων δραμοῦνται, καὶ ἐπὶ ταῖς οἰκίαις ἀναβήσονται, καὶ διὰ θυρίδων εἰσελεύσονται ὡς κλέπται.