OET interlinear YOEL (JOEL) 2:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

קוֹל⁠וֹ֙

voice_of,his

Joel is using the term voice to mean Yahweh’s commands, by association with the way authorities use their voices to give commands. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his commands]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מַחֲנֵ֔⁠הוּ

camp_of,his

Joel is using the term camp to mean Yahweh’s army, by association with the way armies stay in camps. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is his army]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְבָר֑⁠וֹ

word_of,(of)_his

Joel is using the term word to mean Yahweh’s orders, by association with the way people use words to give orders or instructions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his commands]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

כִּֽי־גָד֧וֹל יוֹם־יְהוָ֛ה וְ⁠נוֹרָ֥א מְאֹ֖ד וּ⁠מִ֥י יְכִילֶֽ⁠נּוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=YHWH he/it_gave voice_of,his to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before army_of,his that/for/because/then/when great//chief/captain very camp_of,his that/for/because/then/when strong carries_out_of word_of,(of)_his that/for/because/then/when great day YHWH and,awesome very and,who? will,he_endure_it )

Joel is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [For the day of Yahweh is great and very fearful, and very few will endure it!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יוֹם־יְהוָ֛ה

day YHWH

See how you translated the same expression in 1:15.