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Joel 2:16

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִסְפוּ־'is.fu-gatherH622 →
עָ֞ם'am[the] peopleH5971 →
קַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuconsecrateH6942 →
קָהָל֙ka.Halan assemblyH6951 →
קִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzugatherH6908 →
זְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.Nim[the] eldersH2205 →
אִסְפוּ֙'is.FugatherH622 →
עֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimchildrenH5768 →
וְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.Keiand suckling-children ofH3243 →
שָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimbreastsH7699 →
יֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'let him go outH3318 →
חָתָן֙cha.Tan[the] bridegroomH2860 →
מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.Rofrom room hisH2315 →
וְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.Lahand [the] brideH3618 →
מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.Tahfrom chamber herH2646 →

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Joshua 3:5Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”2 Chronicles 20:13Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.2 Chronicles 29:5“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.1 Samuel 16:5“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.Exodus 19:22Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”Exodus 19:10Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothesJoel 1:14Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.Ecclesiastes 3:5a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,Jonah 3:7–8Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.2 Chronicles 35:6Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”Job 1:5And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.2 Chronicles 30:17Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.Psalms 19:5Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,2 Chronicles 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”Zechariah 12:11–14On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.Exodus 19:15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”Deuteronomy 29:10–11All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

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