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Amos 4

Hebrew13 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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שִׁמְע֞וּhearהַדָּבָ֣רthe wordהַזֶּ֗הthe thisפָּר֤וֹתO cows ofהַבָּשָׁן֙the Bashanאֲשֶׁר֙whoבְּהַ֣רare on the mountain ofשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתwho oppressדַּלִּ֔יםpoor peopleהָרֹצְצ֖וֹתwho crushאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםneedy peopleהָאֹמְרֹ֥תwho sayלַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םto masters theirהָבִ֥יאָהbring !וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃so we may drink
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נִשְׁבַּ֨עhe has swornאֲדֹנָ֤יthe Lordיְהוִה֙Yahwehבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹby holiness hisכִּ֛יforהִנֵּ֥הhere!יָמִ֖יםdaysבָּאִ֣יםare comingעֲלֵיכֶ֑םon youוְנִשָּׂ֤אand someone will take awayאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youבְּצִנּ֔וֹתwith barbsוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןand posterity yourבְּסִיר֥וֹתwith hooks ofדּוּגָֽה׃fishing
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וּפְרָצִ֥יםand breachesתֵּצֶ֖אנָהyou will go outאִשָּׁ֣הeachנֶגְדָּ֑הּbefore herselfוְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָהand you will throwהַהַרְמ֖וֹנָהthe Harmon towardsנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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בֹּ֤אוּcomeבֵֽית־Beth-אֵל֙-elוּפִשְׁע֔וּand transgressהַגִּלְגָּ֖לthe Gilgalהַרְבּ֣וּincreaseלִפְשֹׁ֑עַto transgressוְהָבִ֤יאוּand bringלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙to the morningזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םsacrifices yourלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתto threeיָמִ֖יםdaysמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tithes your
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וְקַטֵּ֤רand make smokeמֵֽחָמֵץ֙from a thing leavenedתּוֹדָ֔הa thank-offeringוְקִרְא֥וּand proclaimנְדָב֖וֹתfreewill offeringsהַשְׁמִ֑יעוּmake them heardכִּ֣יforכֵ֤ןthusאֲהַבְתֶּם֙you loveבְּנֵ֣יO people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהוִֽה׃Yahweh
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וְגַם־and alsoאֲנִי֩Iנָתַ֨תִּיI gaveלָכֶ֜םto youנִקְי֤וֹןcleanness ofשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙teethבְּכָל־in allעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔םcities yourוְחֹ֣סֶרand lack ofלֶ֔חֶםbreadבְּכֹ֖לin allמְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םplaces yourוְלֹֽא־and notשַׁבְתֶּ֥םyou returnedעָדַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְגַ֣םand alsoאָנֹכִי֩Iמָנַ֨עְתִּיI withheldמִכֶּ֜םfrom youאֶת־obj.הַגֶּ֗שֶׁםthe rainבְּע֨וֹדin yetשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הthreeחֳדָשִׁים֙monthsלַקָּצִ֔ירwere to the harvestוְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙and I sent rainעַל־onעִ֣ירa cityאֶחָ֔תoneוְעַל־and onעִ֥ירa cityאַחַ֖תoneלֹ֣אnotאַמְטִ֑ירI sent rainחֶלְקָ֤הa portion of groundאַחַת֙oneתִּמָּטֵ֔רit was rained onוְחֶלְקָ֛הand a portion of groundאֲשֶֽׁר־whichלֹֽא־notתַמְטִ֥ירit sent rainעָלֶ֖יהָon itתִּיבָֽשׁ׃it dried up
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וְנָע֡וּand they staggeredשְׁתַּיִם֩twoשָׁלֹ֨שׁthreeעָרִ֜יםcitiesאֶל־toעִ֥ירa cityאַחַ֛תoneלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתto drinkמַ֖יִםwaterוְלֹ֣אand notיִשְׂבָּ֑עוּthey were satisfiedוְלֹֽא־and notשַׁבְתֶּ֥םyou returnedעָדַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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הִכֵּ֣יתִיI struckאֶתְכֶם֮obj. youבַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹןwith the blightוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒and with the mildewהַרְבּ֨וֹתto make manyגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םgardens yourוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םand vineyards yourוּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥םand fig trees yourוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖םand olive trees yourיֹאכַ֣לit ateהַגָּזָ֑םthe locustוְלֹֽא־and notשַׁבְתֶּ֥םyou returnedעָדַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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שִׁלַּ֨חְתִּיI sentבָכֶ֥םamong youדֶּ֙בֶר֙pestilenceבְּדֶ֣רֶךְin the manner ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptהָרַ֤גְתִּיI killedבַחֶ֙רֶב֙by the swordבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םyoung men yourעִ֖םwithשְׁבִ֣יthe capture ofסֽוּסֵיכֶ֑םhorses yourוָאַעֲלֶ֞הand I caused to go upבְּאֹ֤שׁthe stench ofמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙camp yourוּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔םand in nose yourוְלֹֽא־and notשַׁבְתֶּ֥םyou returnedעָדַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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הָפַ֣כְתִּיI overthrewבָכֶ֗םamong youכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤תlike the overthrow ofאֱלֹהִים֙Godאֶת־obj.סְדֹ֣םSodomוְאֶת־and obj.עֲמֹרָ֔הGomorrahוַתִּהְי֕וּand you wereכְּא֖וּדlike a piece of firewoodמֻצָּ֣לplucked outמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הfrom the burningוְלֹֽא־and notשַׁבְתֶּ֥םyou returnedעָדַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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לָכֵ֕ןto thereforeכֹּ֥הthusאֶעֱשֶׂה־I will doלְּךָ֖to youיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לO Israelעֵ֚קֶבconsequenceכִּֽי־forזֹ֣אתthisאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־I will doלָּ֔ךְto youהִכּ֥וֹןbe preparedלִקְרַאת־to meetאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃O Israel
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כִּ֡יforהִנֵּה֩here!יוֹצֵ֨רone who formedהָרִ֜יםmountainsוּבֹרֵ֣אand one who createdר֗וּחַwindוּמַגִּ֤ידand one who tellsלְאָדָם֙to humankindמַה־what?שֵּׂח֔וֹis thought hisעֹשֵׂ֥הone who makesשַׁ֙חַר֙of dawnעֵיפָ֔הdarknessוְדֹרֵ֖ךְand one who treadsעַל־onבָּ֣מֳתֵיthe high places ofאָ֑רֶץthe earthיְהוָ֥הis Yahwehאֱלֹהֵֽי־God ofצְבָא֖וֹתhostsשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סname his

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