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Amos 9:15

וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים עַל־אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְלֹ֨א יִנָּתְשׁ֜וּ עֹ֗וד מֵעַ֤ל אַדְמָתָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ And I will plant them upon their soil, and they will not be uprooted again from upon their soil which I have given to them,” said YHWH … Continue reading

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Amos 9:14

וְשַׁבְתִּי֮ אֶת־שְׁב֣וּת עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וּבָנ֞וּ עָרִ֤ים נְשַׁמֹּות֙ וְיָשָׁ֔בוּ וְנָטְע֣וּ כְרָמִ֔ים וְשָׁת֖וּ אֶת־יֵינָ֑ם וְעָשׂ֣וּ גַנֹּ֔ות וְאָכְל֖וּ אֶת־פְּרִיהֶֽם׃ And I will restore the captivity of my people Yisraʾel, and they will build desolate cities and live in them, and they will plant … Continue reading

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Amos 9:13

הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנִגַּ֤שׁ חֹורֵשׁ֙ בַּקֹּצֵ֔ר וְדֹרֵ֥ךְ עֲנָבִ֖ים בְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְ הַזָּ֑רַע וְהִטִּ֤יפוּ הֶֽהָרִים֙ עָסִ֔יס וְכָל־הַגְּבָעֹ֖ות תִּתְמֹוגַֽגְנָה׃ “Behold days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when the plowman will draw near to the reaper, and the treader of grapes to the one dragging … Continue reading

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Amos 9:12

לְמַ֨עַן יִֽירְשׁ֜וּ אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֤ית אֱדֹום֙ וְכָל־הַגֹּויִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה עֹ֥שֶׂה זֹּֽאת׃ פ So that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations upon whom my name is called,” declares YHWH, the one doing this.   Morphology לְמַ֨עַן … Continue reading

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Amos 9:11

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא אָקִ֛ים אֶת־סֻכַּ֥ת דָּוִ֖יד הַנֹּפֶ֑לֶת וְגָדַרְתִּ֣י אֶת־פִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ן וַהֲרִֽסֹתָיו֙ אָקִ֔ים וּבְנִיתִ֖יהָ כִּימֵ֥י עֹולָֽם׃ In that day I will raise up the booth of Dawid that is fallen, and I will wall up its breaches, and its ruins I will raise … Continue reading

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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 בַּחֶ֣רֶב (ba-ḥerev) – … Continue reading

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Amos 9:9

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מְצַוֶּ֔ה וַהֲנִעֹ֥ותִי בְכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנֹּ֨ועַ֙ בַּכְּבָרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יִפֹּ֥ול צְרֹ֖ור אָֽרֶץ׃ “For behold, I am commanding, and I will shake among all the nations the house of Yisraʾel, as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a … Continue reading

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Amos 9:8

הִנֵּ֞ה עֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה בַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ הַֽחַטָּאָ֔ה וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔הּ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה אֶ֗פֶס כִּ֠י לֹ֣א הַשְׁמֵ֥יד אַשְׁמִ֛יד אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יַעֲקֹ֖ב נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Behold, the eyes of the Lord YHWH are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from upon the face … Continue reading

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Amos 9:7

הֲלֹ֣וא כִבְנֵי֩ כֻשִׁיִּ֨ים אַתֶּ֥ם לִ֛י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲלֹ֣וא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֶעֱלֵ֨יתִי֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים מִכַּפְתֹּ֖ור וַאֲרָ֥ם מִקִּֽיר׃ “Are you not like the children of the Kushiyyim to Me, O children of Yisraʾel,” declares YHWH? “Did I not bring up Yisraʾel … Continue reading

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Amos 9:6

הַבֹּונֶ֤ה בַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ מַעֲלֹתָ֔יו וַאֲגֻדָּתֹ֖ו עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ יְסָדָ֑הּ הַקֹּרֵ֣א לְמֵֽי־הַיָּ֗ם וַיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ יְהוָ֥ה שְׁמֹֽו׃ He who builds His upper chambers in the heavens and His vault He establishes upon the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea and … Continue reading

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Amos 9:5

וַאדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה הַצְּבָא֗וֹת הַנּוֹגֵ֤עַ בָּאָ֨רֶץ֙ וַתָּמ֔וֹג וְאָבְל֖וּ כָּל־י֣וֹשְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְעָלְתָ֤ה כַיְאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְשָׁקְעָ֖ה כִּיאֹ֥ר מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And the Lord YHWH of Hosts, who touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn, and it rises like the … Continue reading

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Amos 9:4

וְאִם־יֵלְכ֤וּ בַשְּׁבִי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖רֶב וַהֲרָגָ֑תַם וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י עֵינִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א לְטֹובָֽה׃ And if they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword and it shall slay them, and I will set My … Continue reading

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Amos 9:3

וְאִם־יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל מִשָּׁ֥ם אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים וְאִם־יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ מִנֶּ֤גֶד עֵינַי֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַנָּחָ֖שׁ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ And if they hide at the top of the Karmel, from there I will search and take them, and if they hide from before My … Continue reading

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Amos 9:2

אִם־יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִשְׁאֹ֔ול מִשָּׁ֖ם יָדִ֣י תִקָּחֵ֑ם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִשָּׁ֖ם אֹורִידֵֽם׃ If they dig into Sheʾol, from there My hand shall take them, and if they ascend to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.   Morphology אִם (ʾim) – … Continue reading

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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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