๐Ÿงฏ Verse 1 โ€“ Firefighters
Hebrew:
ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื
Latin: Elef kaba'im
Gloss: Thousand firefighters
Line: A thousand firefighters

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™,
Lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot oti,
Not will-succeed to-extinguish me
Wonโ€™t be able to put me out,

ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื
Elef kaba'im
Thousand firefighters
A thousand firefighters

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™.
Lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot oti.
Not will-succeed to-extinguish me
Wonโ€™t be able to put me out.

ืžืœืžื˜ื” ื”ืกื•ืœื ืขื•ืœื”
Milmata hasulam oleh
From-below the-ladder goes-up
From below, the ladder rises

ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื
Elef kaba'im
Thousand firefighters
A thousand firefighters

ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ ืืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืžื ืกื”,
Lehitkarev elai hu menaseh,
To-approach to-me he tries
He's trying to get close to me,

ืžื’ื™ืข?
Magi'a?
Arrives?
Does he reach?

ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข, ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข.
Lo magi'a, lo magi'a.
Not arrives, not arrives
Doesn't reach, doesn't reach.

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ Verse 2 โ€“ Doctors
ืืœืฃ ื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื
Elef doktorim
Thousand doctors
A thousand doctors

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืืฉืคื– ืื•ืชื™,
Lo yatsliแธฅu leโ€™ashpez oti,
Not will-succeed to-hospitalize me
Wonโ€™t be able to hospitalize me,

ืืœืฃ ื“ื•ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื
Elef doktorim
Thousand doctors
A thousand doctors

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืืฉืคื– ืื•ืชื™,
Lo yatsliแธฅu leโ€™ashpez oti,
Not will-succeed to-hospitalize me
Wonโ€™t be able to hospitalize me,

ื”ื ื” ืฉืžื” ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฆื•ืขืง,
Hineh shama harofe tzoโ€™ek,
Here there the-doctor shouts
There the doctor is shouting,

ืžืชืงืจื‘ ืืœื™ ืขื ื”ืžื–ืจืง,
Mitkarev elai im hamizrak,
Approaches to-me with the-syringe
Coming toward me with the syringe,

ืžื’ื™ืข?
Magi'a?
Arrives?
Does he reach?

ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข, ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข.
Lo magi'a, lo magi'a.
Not arrives, not arrives
Doesnโ€™t reach, doesnโ€™t reach.

๐Ÿ’‡ Verse 3 โ€“ Barbers
ืืœืฃ ืกืคืจื™ื
Elef saparim
Thousand barbers
A thousand barbers

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืกืคืจ ืื•ืชื™,
Lo yatsliแธฅu lesaper oti,
Not will-succeed to-haircut me
Wonโ€™t be able to give me a haircut,

ืืœืฃ ืกืคืจื™ื
Elef saparim
Thousand barbers
A thousand barbers

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืกืคืจ ืื•ืชื™,
Lo yatsliแธฅu lesaper oti,
Not will-succeed to-haircut me
Wonโ€™t be able to give me a haircut,

ืžืกืคืจื™ื™ื ืžืงืจื‘ ืœืจืืฉ
Misparayim mekarev larosh
Scissors brings-close to-the-head
He brings scissors near my head

ืช'ืื•ื–ื ื™ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ืชื•ืš
Taโ€™oznayim hu rotze likhtokh
The-ears he wants to-cut
He wants to cut off my ears

ืžื’ื™ืข?
Magi'a?
Arrives?
Does he reach?

ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข, ืœื ืžื’ื™ืข.
Lo magi'a, lo magi'a.
Not arrives, not arrives
Doesnโ€™t reach, doesnโ€™t reach.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Final Verse โ€“ Escalation
ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื
Elef kaba'im
Thousand firefighters
A thousand firefighters

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™,
Lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot oti,
Not will-succeed to-extinguish me
Wonโ€™t be able to put me out,

ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื
Elef kaba'im
Thousand firefighters
A thousand firefighters

ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™.
Lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot oti.
Not will-succeed to-extinguish me
Wonโ€™t be able to put me out.

Escalating Refrain

ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื, ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช
Elef kabaโ€™im, lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot
A thousand firefighters wonโ€™t succeed to put out

ืืœืคื™ื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื™ื, ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช
Alpayim tzvaโ€™im, lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot
Two thousand painters, wonโ€™t succeed to put out

ืืจื‘ืข ืžืื•ืช ืืœืฃ ืคืจืฉื™ื, ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช
Arba meโ€™ot elef parashim, lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot
Four hundred thousand cavalrymen, wonโ€™t succeed to put out

ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืชืฉืข ืžืื•ืช ืชืฉืขื™ื, ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช
Milyon veโ€™tesha meโ€™ot tishโ€™im, lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot
One million and nine hundred ninety, wonโ€™t succeed to put out

ืืœืฃ ื›ื‘ืื™ื, ืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™
Elef kabaโ€™im, lo yatsliแธฅu lekhabot oti
A thousand firefighters wonโ€™t be able to put me out