Joel 2:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.

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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
They storm
יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ (yā·šōq·qū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8264: To course, to seek greedily

the city;
בָּעִ֣יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

they run
יְרֻצ֔וּן (yə·ru·ṣūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 7323: To run

along the wall;
בַּֽחוֹמָה֙ (ba·ḥō·w·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

they climb
יַעֲל֑וּ (ya·‘ă·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

into houses,
בַּבָּתִּ֖ים (bab·bāt·tîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1004: A house

entering
יָבֹ֖אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

through
בְּעַ֧ד (bə·‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

windows
הַחַלּוֹנִ֛ים (ha·ḥal·lō·w·nîm)
Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's 2474: A window

like thieves.
כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ (kag·gan·nāḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1590: A stealer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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