Hebrew, Ancient Tongue Twisters
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Original:
שתי פרוח עלוח אשר לא עלה עליהם על
Transcription:
shtey parot `alot asher lo' `alah `aleyhem `ol
English:
two cows that have calved and no yoke has been put on them.
1 Samuel 6:7
Original:
שָׁנָה שָׁנָה בַּעֲוֹנָה
English:
Year after year in sin
Original:
דָּגָן דְּגָנִים דְּגָנַיִם
English:
Grain of grains of grains
Original:
עַגָּבָן עֲגָבִים עֲגָבַיִם
English:
Gourd of gourds of gourds
Original:
עַתָּה עַתָּה תְּעַתֶּה
English:
Now now, future now
Original:
קַרְקַר קַרְקַרְתִּי קַרְקָרִים
English:
I barked, I barked at the barkers
Original:
פְּנֵי פָּנִים בְּפָנִים
English:
Face to face, in the face
Original:
תַּנִּין תַּנִּינִים תַּנִּינַיִם
English:
Serpent of serpents of serpents
Original:
צַדִּיק צַדִּיקִים צַדִּיקַיִם
English:
Righteous man of righteous men of righteous men
Original:
כַּף כַּפָּיִם כַּפַּיִם
English:
Palm of palms of palms
Original:
נָעַר נְעָרִים נְעָרַיִם
English:
Youth of youths of youths
Original:
מַיִם מֵיְהֹודָה מַיִם
English:
Water of Judah, water
Original:
אָרֶץ אֲרָצִים אֲרָצַיִם
English:
Land of lands of lands
Original:
דָּגָן דְּגָנִים דְּגָנַיִם
English:
Grain of grains of grains
Original:
עָרֶב עֲרָבִים עֲרָבַיִם
English:
Evening of evenings of evenings
Original:
עֶשֶׂר עֲשָׂרִים עֲשָׂרַיִם
English:
Ten of tens of tens
Original:
שְׁעָרִים שָׁעָרְתָּ שְׁעָרִים עַל־פְּנֵי־הַחַיָּה
English:
Thou hast set a bar for the doors of the beast
Original:
אָמַרְתִּי בִּתְנוּפָה אָמַרְתִּי בְּפִתְנוּפָה
English:
I said with a flutter, I said with a tremble
Original:
כִּי־תָבֹא כִּי־תָבֹא עַל־הַפְּנִינִים
English:
When thou comest, when thou comest upon the pinnacles
Original:
נְפָלָה נְפָלָה אֲנִי־נְפָלָה
English:
I am fallen, fallen, I am fallen
Original:
אָמַרְתִּי בִּתְנוּפָה אָמַרְתִּי בְּפִתְנוּפָה
English:
I said with a flutter, I said with a tremble
Original:
כַּפָּיִם־כַּפָּיִם־כַּפַּיִם־עָלָיִם
English:
Palms of palms of palms upon my hands
Original:
קָרָאתִי־קָרָאתִי־קָרָאתִי־אֵלֶיךָ
English:
I called, I called, I called unto thee