Doctrine and Covenants Section 87 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף פ״ז

Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Doctrine and Covenants Section 87 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 1

   אָמֵןverilyכֹּהthusאָמַרsaysיְהוָהthe Lordעַלconcerningהַמִּלְחָמוֹתthe warsאֲשֶׁרthatתָּבֹאנָהwill come to passבִּמְהֵרָהshortlyהָחֵלbeginningבְּמֶרֶדat the rebellion ofדָּרוֹםSouthקֶרוֹלַיְנָהCarolinaאֲשֶׁרwhichיִגָּמֵרwill terminateבָּאַחֲרוֹנָהeventuallyבְּמָוֶתin the deathוִיגוֹןand misery ofנְפָשׁוֹתsoulsרַבּוֹת׃many

   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;

2. 2

   וּבָאָהand will comeהָעֵתthe timeאֲשֶׁרthatמִלְחָמָהwarתִּשָּׁפֵךְwill be poured outעַלuponכׇּלallהַגּוֹיִםnationsהָחֵלbeginningמִמָּקוֹםat placeזֶה׃this

   And the time will come that war will be poured out upon all nations, beginning at this place.

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   כִּיforהִנֵּהbeholdמְדִינוֹתthe States ofהַדָּרוֹםSouthתֵּחָלַקְנָהshall be dividedמִמְּדִינוֹתagainst the States ofהַצָּפוֹןNorthוּמְדִינוֹתand the States ofהַדָּרוֹםSouthתִּקְרֶאנָהwill call onלְגוֹיִםnationsאֲחֵרִיםotherגַּםevenלְאֻמַּתthe nation ofבְּרִיטַנְיָהBritainהַגְּדוֹלָהgreatכַּאֲשֶׁרasהִיאitנִקְרֵאתis calledוְהֵםand theyגַּםalsoיִקְרְאוּshall callלְגוֹיִםupon nationsאֲחֵרִיםotherלְמַעַןin order toיָגֵנּוּdefendעַלuponנַפְשָׁםthemselvesנֶגֶדagainstגּוֹיִםnationsאֲחֵרִיםotherוְאָזand thenמִלְחָמָהwarתִּשָּׁפֵךְshall be poured outעַלuponכׇּלallהַגּוֹיִם׃nations

   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.

4. 4

   וְהָיָהand it shall come to passאַחַרafterיָמִיםdaysרַבִּיםmanyעֲבָדִיםslavesיָקוּמוּshall rise upעַלagainstאֲדוֹנֵיהֶםtheir mastersאֲשֶׁרwhoיֵאָסְפוּshall be marshaledוְיֵעָרְכוּand disciplinedלַמִּלְחָמָה׃for 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.

5. 5

   וְהָיָהand it shall come to passגַּםalsoהַשְּׁאֵרִיתthe remnantsהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםwho are leftבָּאָרֶץof the landיֵאָסְפוּwill marshal themselvesוְחָרָהand shall become angryאַפָּםtheir angerמְאֹדexceedinglyוְהֵצֵרוּand shall vexלַגּוֹיִםthe Gentilesצָרָהwith vexationקָשָׁה׃a 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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   וְכֵןand thusבַּחֶרֶבwith the swordוּבְשֶׁפֶךְand by shedding ofדָּמִיםbloodיוֹשְׁבֵיthe inhabitants ofהָאָרֶץthe earthיִסְפְּדוּshall mournוּבְרָעָבand with famineוּבְדֶבֶרand plagueוּבְרַעַשׁand earthquakeוּבְרַעַםand the thunder ofהַשָּׁמַיִםheavenוּבְבָרָקand the lightningעַזfierceוְלוֹהֵטand vividגַּםalsoכֵּןsoיוֹשְׁבֵיshall the inhabitants ofהָאָרֶץthe earthיֵדְעוּbe made to feelאֶת־הַזַּעַםthe wrathוְהַחֵמָהand indignationוְיַדand the hand ofמוּסַרchastening ofאֵלGodשַׁדַּיAlmightyעַדuntilאֲשֶׁרthatהַכָּלָהthe consumptionהַנֶּחֱרָצָהdecreedתַּעֲשֶׂהhas madeכָלָהa full endבְּכׇלof allהַגּוֹיִם׃nations

   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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   לְמַעַןthatזַעֲקַתthe cry ofהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםthe saintsוּדְמֵיand of the blood ofהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםthe saintsתֶּחְדַּלshall ceaseלַעֲלוֹתto come upלְאׇזְנֵיinto the ears ofיְהוָהthe Lord ofצְבָאוֹתSabaothמִןfromהָאָרֶץthe earthלְהִנָּקֵםto be avengedמֵאוֹיְבֵיהֶם׃of 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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   לָכֵןwhereforeעִמְדוּstandבִּמְקוֹמוֹתin placesקְדוֹשִׁיםholyוְאַלand notתִּמּוֹטוּbe movedעַדuntilבּוֹאcomeיוֹםthe day ofיְהוָהthe Lordכִּיforהִנֵּהbeholdמְהֵרָהquicklyיָבוֹאit comesנְאֻםsaysיְהוָהthe Lordאָמֵן׃Amen

   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.