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Amos 9:1

רָאִ֨יתִי אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֜י נִצָּ֣ב עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הַ֨ךְ הַכַּפְתֹּ֜ור וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ הַסִּפִּ֗ים וּבְצַ֨עַם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖ם בַּחֶ֣רֶב אֶהֱרֹ֑ג לֹֽא־יָנ֤וּס לָהֶם֙ נָ֔ס וְלֹֽא־יִמָּלֵ֥ט לָהֶ֖ם פָּלִֽיט׃ I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and He said, “Strike the capital so that the thresholds quake, … Continue reading

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Amos 8:14

הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ בְּאַשְׁמַ֣ת שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון וְאָמְר֗וּ חֵ֤י אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ דָּ֔ן וְחֵ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ בְּאֵֽר־שָׁ֑בַע וְנָפְל֖וּ וְלֹא־יָק֥וּמוּ עֹֽוד׃ ס Those who swear by the guilt of Shomeron and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’ and ‘As the way of Beʾer-sheva lives,’ they shall fall … Continue reading

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Amos 8:13

בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה הַבְּתוּלֹ֧ת הַיָּפֹ֛ות וְהַבַּחוּרִ֖ים בַּצָּמָֽא׃ In that day the beautiful virgins shall faint, and the young men, with thirst.   Morphology בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the … Continue reading

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Amos 8:12

וְנָעוּ֙ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֔ם וּמִצָּפֹ֖ון וְעַד־מִזְרָ֑ח יְשֹֽׁוטְט֛וּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יִמְצָֽאוּ׃ And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north and even to the east; they shall roam about to seek the word of YHWH, but they shall … Continue reading

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Amos 8:11

הִנֵּ֣ה יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֗ים נְאֻ֙ם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־רָעָ֤ב לַלֶּ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹֽא־צָמָ֣א לַמַּ֔יִם כִּ֣י אִם־לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord YHWH, “when I will send a famine in the land—not a famine for bread, nor … Continue reading

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Amos 8:10

וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י חַגֵּיכֶ֜ם לְאֵ֗בֶל וְכָל־שִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙ לְקִינָ֔ה וְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עַל־כָּל־מָתְנַ֨יִם֙ שָׂ֔ק וְעַל־כָּל־רֹ֖אשׁ קָרְחָ֑ה וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙ כְּאֵ֣בֶל יָחִ֔יד וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ כְּיֹ֥ום מָֽר׃ And I will turn your festivals into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation, and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and … Continue reading

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Amos 8:9

וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא נְאֻ֙ם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיֹ֥ום אֹֽור׃ And it shall be in that day,” declares the Lord YHWH, “that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the … Continue reading

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Amos 8:8

הַ֤עַל זֹאת֙ לֹֽא־תִרְגַּ֣ז הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָבַ֖ל כָּל־יֹושֵׁ֣ב בָּ֑הּ וְעָלְתָ֤ה כָאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְנִגְרְשָׁ֥ה וְנִשְׁקָ֖ה כִּיאֹ֥ור מִצְרָֽיִם׃ ס Shall not the land quake for this, and everyone who dwells in it mourn? And it shall rise up wholly like the River, and it … Continue reading

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Amos 8:7

נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה בִּגְאֹ֣ון יַעֲקֹ֑ב אִם־אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶ֖צַח כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ YHWH has sworn by the pride of Yaʿaqov, “Surely I will never forget all their deeds.   Morphology נִשְׁבַּע (nishbaʿ) – Root: שׁבע (shavaʿ); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “has … Continue reading

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Amos 8:6

לִקְנֹ֤ות בַּכֶּ֨סֶף֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיֹ֖ון בַּעֲב֣וּר נַעֲלָ֑יִם וּמַפַּ֥ל בַּ֖ר נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ To buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and the refuse of the grain we will sell.   Morphology לִקְנֹות (liqnot) – Root: קנה (qanah); … Continue reading

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Amos 8:5

לֵאמֹ֗ר מָתַ֞י יַעֲבֹ֤ר הַחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה שֶּׁ֔בֶר וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת וְנִפְתְּחָה־בָּ֑ר לְהַקְטִ֤ין אֵיפָה֙ וּלְהַגְדִּ֣יל שֶׁ֔קֶל וּלְעַוֵּ֖ת מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃ saying, “When will the new moon be past, that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, that we may open the storehouse, to make the … Continue reading

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Amos 8:4

שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֕את הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖ים אֶבְיֹ֑ון וְלַשְׁבִּ֖ית עֲנִיֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃ Hear this, you who trample the needy, and who seek to make the humble of the land cease,   Morphology שִׁמְעוּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Hear”; Notes: A … Continue reading

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Amos 8:3

וְהֵילִ֜ילוּ שִׁירֹ֤ות הֵיכָל֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רַ֣ב הַפֶּ֔גֶר בְּכָל־מָקֹ֖ום הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ הָֽס׃ פ And the songs of the temple shall wail in that day,” declares the Lord YHWH. “Many are the corpses; in every place he has cast them—silence!” … Continue reading

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Amos 8:2

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה־אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ עָמֹ֔וס וָאֹמַ֖ר כְּל֣וּב קָ֑יִץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י בָּ֤א הַקֵּץ֙ אֶל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹא־אֹוסִ֥יף עֹ֖וד עֲבֹ֥ור לֹֽו׃ And He said, “What do you see, ʿAmos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” And YHWH said to me, “The … Continue reading

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Amos 8:1

כֹּ֥ה הִרְאַ֖נִי אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה כְּל֥וּב קָֽיִץ׃ Thus the Lord YHWH showed me, and behold, a basket of summer fruit.   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: כה (koh); Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Functions as a deictic adverb introducing the … Continue reading

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Amos 7:17

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֞ בָּעִ֤יר תִּזְנֶה֙ וּבָנֶ֤יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ בַּחֶ֣בֶל תְּחֻלָּ֑ק וְאַתָּ֗ה עַל־אֲדָמָ֤ה טְמֵאָה֙ תָּמ֔וּת וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֹֽו׃ ס Therefore thus says YHWH: ‘Your wife shall become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and … Continue reading

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Amos 7:16

וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֗ר לֹ֤א תִנָּבֵא֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תַטִּ֖יף עַל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂחָֽק׃ And now, hear the word of YHWH: You are saying, ‘Do not prophesy against Yisraʾel, and do not preach against the house of Yitsḥaq.’   Morphology וְעַתָּה (ve-ʿattah) … Continue reading

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Amos 7:15

וַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י הַצֹּ֑אן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ יְהוָ֔ה לֵ֥ךְ הִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And YHWH took me from following the flock, and YHWH said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Yisraʾel.’   Morphology וַיִּקָּחֵנִי (va-yiqqaḥeni) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading

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Amos 7:14

וַיַּ֤עַן עָמֹוס֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֔ה לֹא־נָבִ֣יא אָנֹ֔כִי וְלֹ֥א בֶן־נָבִ֖יא אָנֹ֑כִי כִּֽי־בֹוקֵ֥ר אָנֹ֖כִי וּבֹולֵ֥ס שִׁקְמִֽים׃ And ʿAmos answered and said to Amatsya, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a … Continue reading

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Amos 7:13

וּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל לֹֽא־תֹוסִ֥יף עֹ֖וד לְהִנָּבֵ֑א כִּ֤י מִקְדַּשׁ־מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ ה֔וּא וּבֵ֥ית מַמְלָכָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ ס And at Beit-el do not continue anymore to prophesy, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a house of the kingdom.   Morphology וּבֵית־אֵל (u-beit-ʾEl) – Root: … Continue reading

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Amos 7:12

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲמַצְיָה֙ אֶל־עָמֹ֔וס חֹזֶ֕ה לֵ֥ךְ בְּרַח־לְךָ֖ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וֶאֱכָל־שָׁ֣ם לֶ֔חֶם וְשָׁ֖ם תִּנָּבֵֽא׃ And Amatsya said to ʿAmos, “Seer, go, flee yourself to the land of Yehuda, and there eat bread, and there prophesy.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר … Continue reading

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Amos 7:11

כִּי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר עָמֹ֔וס בַּחֶ֖רֶב יָמ֣וּת יָרָבְעָ֑ם וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֹֽו׃ ס For thus says ʿAmos: “Yarovʿam shall die by the sword, and Yisraʾel shall surely go into exile away from its land.”   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי … Continue reading

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Amos 7:10

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֲמַצְיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל אֶל־יָרָבְעָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר קָשַׁ֨ר עָלֶ֜יךָ עָמֹ֗וס בְּקֶ֨רֶב֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹא־תוּכַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ לְהָכִ֖יל אֶת־כָּל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃ And Amatsya, the priest of Beit-el, sent to Yarovʿam king of Yisraʾel, saying, “ʿAmos has conspired against you in the midst of the … Continue reading

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Amos 7:9

וְנָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ בָּמֹ֣ות יִשְׂחָ֔ק וּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יֶחֱרָ֑בוּ וְקַמְתִּ֛י עַל־בֵּ֥ית יָרָבְעָ֖ם בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פ And the high places of Yisḥaq shall be desolated, and the sanctuaries of Yisraʾel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Yarovʿam with the … Continue reading

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Amos 7:8

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י מָֽה־אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ עָמֹ֔וס וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲנָ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹנָ֗י הִנְנִ֨י שָׂ֤ם אֲנָךְ֙ בְּקֶ֨רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־אֹוסִ֥יף עֹ֖וד עֲבֹ֥ור לֹֽו׃ And YHWH said to me, “What do you see, ʿAmos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” And the Lord said, … Continue reading

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Amos 7:7

כֹּ֣ה הִרְאַ֔נִי וְהִנֵּ֧ה אֲדֹנָ֛י נִצָּ֖ב עַל־חֹומַ֣ת אֲנָ֑ךְ וּבְיָדֹ֖ו אֲנָֽךְ׃ Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing upon a wall made with a plumb line, and in His hand a plumb line.   Morphology כֹּה (koh) – Root: … Continue reading

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Amos 7:6

נִחַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַל־זֹ֑את גַּם־הִיא֙ לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֔ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ס YHWH relented concerning this: “This also shall not be,” said Lord YHWH.   Morphology נִחַם (niḥam) – Root: נחם (naḥam); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “relented”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Amos 7:5

וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ חֲדַל־נָ֔א מִ֥י יָק֖וּם יַעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י קָטֹ֖ן הֽוּא׃ Then I said, “Lord YHWH, cease, I pray; how shall Yaʿaqov stand, for he is small?”   Morphology וָאֹמַר (vaʾomar) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal imperfect … Continue reading

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Amos 7:4

כֹּ֤ה הִרְאַ֨נִי֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה קֹרֵ֛א לָרִ֥ב בָּאֵ֖שׁ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וַתֹּ֨אכַל֙ אֶת־תְּהֹ֣ום רַבָּ֔ה וְאָכְלָ֖ה אֶת־הַחֵֽלֶק׃ Thus the Lord YHWH showed me, and behold, the Lord YHWH was calling for judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and it … Continue reading

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Amos 7:3

נִחַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַל־זֹ֑את לֹ֥א תִהְיֶ֖ה אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ YHWH relented concerning this: “It shall not be,” said YHWH.   Morphology נִחַם (niḥam) – Root: נחם (naḥam); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “relented” or “was moved to compassion”; Notes: … Continue reading

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