Doctrine and Covenants Section 87 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף פ״ז
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אָמֵןa/MENverilyכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordעַלalconcerningהַמִּלְחָמוֹתham/mil/cha/MOTthe warsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatתָּבֹאנָהta/VO/nawill comeבִּמְהֵרָהbim/he/RAshortlyהָחֵלha/CHELbeginningבְּמֶרֶדbe/ME/redat the rebellionדָּרוֹםDa/ROMof SouthקֶרוֹלַיְנָהKe/ro/lay/NACarolinaאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichיִגָּמֵרyig/ga/MERwill terminateבָּאַחֲרוֹנָהba/a/cha/ro/NAeventuallyבְּמָוֶתbe/MA/vetin the deathוְיָגוֹןve/ya/GONand miseryנְפָשׁוֹתne/fa/SHOTof soulsרַבּוֹת׃rab/BOTmany
Verily, thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls;
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וּבָאָהu/VA/aand will comeהָעֵתha/ETthe timeאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatמִלְחָמָהmil/cha/MAwarתִּשָּׁפֵךְtish/sha/FEKHwill be poured outעַלaluponכׇּלkolallהַגּוֹיִםhag/go/YIMnationsהָחֵלha/CHELbeginningמִמָּקוֹםmim/ma/KOMat placeזֶה׃zethis
And the time will come that war will be poured out upon all nations, beginning at this place.
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כִּיkiforהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdמְדִינוֹתMe/di/NOTthe Statesהַדָּרוֹםhad/Da/ROMof Southתֵּחָלַקְנָהte/cha/lak/NAshall be dividedמִמְּדִינוֹתmim/Me/di/NOTagainst the Statesהַצָּפוֹןhats/Tsa/FONof Northוּמְדִינוֹתu/Me/di/NOTand the Statesהַדָּרוֹםhad/Da/ROMof Southתִּקְרֶאנָהtik/RE/nawill call onלְגוֹיִםle/go/YIMnationsאֲחֵרִיםa/che/RIMotherגַּםgamevenלְאֻמַּתle/um/MATthe nationבְּרִיטַנְיָהbe/Ri/tan/YAof Britainהַגְּדוֹלָהhag/ge/do/LAgreatכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasהִיאhiitנִקְרֵאתnik/RETis calledוְהֵםve/HEMand theyגַּםgamalsoיִקְרְאוּyik/re/Ushall callלְגוֹיִםle/go/YIMupon nationsאֲחֵרִיםa/che/RIMotherלְמַעַןle/MA/anin order toיָגֵנּוּya/gen/NUdefendעַלaluponנַפְשָׁםnaf/SHAMthemselvesנֶגֶדNE/gedagainstגּוֹיִםgo/YIMnationsאֲחֵרִיםa/che/RIMotherוְאָזve/AZand thenמִלְחָמָהmil/cha/MAwarתִּשָּׁפֵךְtish/sha/FEKHshall be poured outעַלaluponכׇּלkolallהַגּוֹיִם׃hag/go/YIMnations
For behold, the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States, and the Southern States will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as it is called, and they shall also call upon other nations, in order to defend themselves against other nations; and then war shall be poured out upon all nations.
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וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beאַחַרa/CHARafterיָמִיםya/MIMdaysרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyעֲבָדִיםa/va/DIMslavesיָקוּמוּya/KU/mushall rise upעַלalagainstאֲדוֹנֵיהֶםa/do/ne/HEMtheir mastersאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoיֵאָסְפוּye/a/se/FUshall be marshaledוְיֵעָרְכוּve/ye/a/re/KHUand disciplinedלַמִּלְחָמָה׃lam/mil/cha/MAfor war
And it shall come to pass, after many days, slaves shall rise up against their masters, who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war.
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וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beגַּםgamalsoהַשְּׁאֵרִיתhash/she/e/RITthe remnantsהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםhan/nish/a/RIMwho are leftבָּאָרֶץba/A/retsof the landיֵאָסְפוּye/a/se/FUwill marshal themselvesוְחָרָהve/cha/RAand shall become angryאַפָּםap/PAMtheir angerמְאֹדme/ODexceedinglyוְהֵצֵרוּve/he/tse/RUand shall vexלַגּוֹיִםlag/Go/YIMthe Gentilesצָרָהtsa/RAwith vexationקָשָׁה׃ka/SHAa sore
And it shall come to pass also that the remnants who are left of the land will marshal themselves, and shall become exceedingly angry, and shall vex the Gentiles with a sore vexation.
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וְכֵןve/KHENand thusבַּחֶרֶבba/CHE/revwith the swordוּבְשֶׁפֶךְu/ve/SHE/fekhand by sheddingדָּמִיםda/MIMof bloodיוֹשְׁבֵיyosh/VEthe inhabitantsהָאָרֶץha/A/retsof the earthיִסְפְּדוּyis/pe/DUshall mournוּבְרָעָבu/ve/ra/AVand with famineוּבְדֶבֶרu/ve/DE/verand plagueוּבְרַעַשׁu/ve/RA/ashand earthquakeוּבְרַעַםu/ve/RA/amand the thunderהַשָּׁמַיִםhash/sha/MA/yimof heavenוּבְבָרָקu/ve/va/RAKand the lightningעַזazfierceוְלוֹהֵטve/lo/HETand vividגַּםgamalsoכֵּןkensoיוֹשְׁבֵיyosh/VEshall the inhabitantsהָאָרֶץha/A/retsof the earthיֵדְעוּyed/Uknowאֶת־הַזַּעַםet-haz/ZA/amthe wrathוְהַחֵמָהve/ha/che/MAand indignationוְיַדve/YADand the handמוּסַרmu/SARof chasteningאֵלelof GodשַׁדַּיShad/DAYAlmightyעַדaduntilאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatהַכָּלָהhak/ka/LAthe consumptionהַנֶּחֱרָצָהhan/ne/che/ra/TSAdecreedתַּעֲשֶׂהta/a/SEmadeכָלָהkha/LAa full endבְּכׇלbe/KHOLof allהַגּוֹיִם׃hag/go/YIMnations
And thus, with the sword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn; and with famine, and plague, and earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid lightning also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath, and indignation, and chastening hand of an Almighty God, until the consumption decreed hath made a full end of all nations;
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לְמַעַןle/MA/anthatזַעֲקַתza/a/KATthe cryהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםhak/ke/do/SHIMof the saintsוּדְמֵיu/de/MEand of the bloodהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםhak/ke/do/SHIMof the saintsתֶּחְדַּלtech/DALshall ceaseלַעֲלוֹתla/a/LOTto come upלְאׇזְנֵיle/oz/NEinto the earsיְהוָהAdonaiof the LordצְבָאוֹתTse/va/OTof Sabaothמִןminfromהָאָרֶץha/A/retsthe earthלְהִנָּקֵםle/hin/na/KEMto be avengedמֵאוֹיְבֵיהֶם׃me/oy/ve/HEMof their enemies
That the cry of the saints, and of the blood of the saints, shall cease to come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, from the earth, to be avenged of their enemies.
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לָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeעִמְדוּim/DUstandבִּמְקוֹמוֹתbim/ko/MOTin placesקְדוֹשִׁיםke/do/SHIMholyוְאַלve/ALand notתִּמּוֹטוּtim/mo/TUbe movedעַדaduntilבּוֹאbocomeיוֹםyomthe dayיְהוָהAdonaiof the Lordכִּיkiforהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdמְהֵרָהme/he/RAquicklyיָבוֹאya/VOit comesנְאֻםne/UMsaysיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאָמֵן׃a/MENAmen
Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.