Amos 9:10

בַּחֶ֣רֶב יָמ֔וּתוּ כֹּ֖ל חַטָּאֵ֣י עַמִּ֑י הָאֹמְרִ֗ים לֹֽא־תַגִּ֧ישׁ וְתַקְדִּ֛ים בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ הָרָעָֽה׃

By the sword they shall die, all the sinners of My people, those who say, ‘The evil shall not draw near nor come before us.’

Morphology

1. בַּחֶ֣רֶב (ba-ḥerev) – Root: חרב (ḥerev); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “by the sword”; Notes: Instrumental use of בְּ indicating means of death.
2. יָמ֔וּתוּ (yamutu) – Root: מות (mot); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural; Translation: “they shall die”; Notes: Predictive imperfect expressing certain future judgment.
3. כֹּ֖ל (kol) – Root: כלל (kalal); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “all”; Notes: Universally includes every member of the group.
4. חַטָּאֵ֣י (ḥattaʾei) – Root: חטא (ḥataʾ); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “sinners of”; Notes: In construct with “my people,” marking ownership.
5. עַמִּ֑י (ʿammi) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 1cs; Translation: “my people”; Notes: Affirms covenant relationship between YHWH and Yisraʾel.
6. הָאֹמְרִ֗ים (ha-ʾomrim) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Definite Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “the ones saying”; Notes: Describes continuous speech of defiant sinners.
7. לֹֽא־ (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Absolute negation of the verb that follows.
8. תַגִּ֧ישׁ (taggish) – Root: נגשׁ (nagash); Form: Hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular; Translation: “it will draw near”; Notes: Feminine subject is “evil,” understood from context.
9. וְתַקְדִּ֛ים (ve-takdim) – Root: קדם (qadam); Form: Conjunction וְ + Hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular; Translation: “and it will come before”; Notes: Parallel verb reinforcing denial of imminent judgment.
10. בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ (baʿadenu) – Root: בעד (baʿad); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun + suffix 1cp; Translation: “for us / concerning us”; Notes: Indicates the people think calamity will not affect them.
11. הָרָעָֽה (ha-raʿah) – Root: רעע (raʿaʿ); Form: Definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the evil”; Notes: Refers to impending disaster, denied by the sinful people.