Category Archives: Amos

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־כִּלָּה֙ לֶֽאֱכֹול֙ אֶת־עֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָ֔רֶץ וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ סְֽלַֽח־נָ֔א מִ֥י יָק֖וּם יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י קָטֹ֖ן הֽוּא׃ And it came to pass, when it had finished devouring the grass of the land, that I said, “Lord YHWH, forgive, I pray; how shall … Continue reading →

כֹּ֤ה הִרְאַ֨נִי֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהִנֵּה֙ יֹוצֵ֣ר גֹּבַ֔י בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת עֲלֹ֣ות הַלָּ֑קֶשׁ וְהִ֨נֵּה־לֶ֔קֶשׁ אַחַ֖ר גִּזֵּ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ Thus the Lord YHWH showed me, and behold, He was forming locusts at the beginning of the coming up of the late growth; and behold, it … Continue reading →

כִּ֡י הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַצְּבָאֹ֖ות גֹּ֑וי וְלָחֲצ֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִלְּבֹ֥וא חֲמָ֖ת עַד־נַ֥חַל הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ ס For behold, I am raising up against you, O house of Yisraʾel,” declares YHWH, the God of Hosts, “a nation, and they shall … Continue reading →

הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖ים לְלֹ֣א דָבָ֑ר הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים הֲלֹ֣וא בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּ לָקַ֥חְנוּ לָ֖נוּ קַרְנָֽיִם׃ Those who rejoice over a thing of nothing, who say, “Have we not taken horns for ourselves by our own strength?”   Morphology הַשְּׂמֵחִים (ha-semeḥim) – Root: שׂמח (sameaḥ); Form: Definite … Continue reading →

הַיְרֻצ֤וּן בַּסֶּ֨לַע֙ סוּסִ֔ים אִֽם־יַחֲרֹ֖ושׁ בַּבְּקָרִ֑ים כִּֽי־הֲפַכְתֶּ֤ם לְרֹאשׁ֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּפְרִ֥י צְדָקָ֖ה לְלַעֲנָֽה׃ Do horses run upon the rock? Does one plow there with oxen? For you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood.   Morphology הַיְרֻצ֤וּן … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְצַוֶּ֔ה וְהִכָּ֛ה הַבַּ֥יִת הַגָּדֹ֖ול רְסִיסִ֑ים וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַקָּטֹ֖ן בְּקִעִֽים׃ For behold, YHWH commands, and He will strike the great house into fragments, and the small house into splinters.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

וּנְשָׂאֹ֞ו דֹּודֹ֣ו וּמְסָרְפֹ֗ו לְהֹוצִ֣יא עֲצָמִים֮ מִן־הַבַּיִת֒ וְאָמַ֞ר לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת הַעֹ֥וד עִמָּ֖ךְ וְאָמַ֣ר אָ֑פֶס וְאָמַ֣ר הָ֔ס כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לְהַזְכִּ֖יר בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃ And his uncle shall lift him up, and he that burns him, to bring out the bones from the … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־יִוָּ֨תְר֜וּ עֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים בְּבַ֥יִת אֶחָ֖ד וָמֵֽתוּ׃ And it shall be, if ten men are left in one house, they shall die.   Morphology וְהָיָה (ve-hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular … Continue reading →

נִשְׁבַּע֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה בְּנַפְשֹׁ֗ו נְאֻם־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י צְבָאֹ֔ות מְתָאֵ֤ב אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֶת־גְּאֹ֣ון יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖י עִ֥יר וּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃ The Lord YHWH has sworn by Himself, declares YHWH, the God of Hosts “I abhor the pride of Yaʿaqov, and I hate his palaces; … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֛ן עַתָּ֥ה יִגְל֖וּ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ גֹּלִ֑ים וְסָ֖ר מִרְזַ֥ח סְרוּחִֽים׃ פ Therefore now they shall go into exile at the head of the exiles, and the revelry of those who sprawl shall pass away.   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: כן (ken); … Continue reading →

הַשֹּׁתִ֤ים בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙ יַ֔יִן וְרֵאשִׁ֥ית שְׁמָנִ֖ים יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ וְלֹ֥א נֶחְל֖וּ עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶר יוֹסֵֽף׃ Those who drink wine from bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but they are not grieved for the ruin of Yosef.   Morphology הַשֹּׁתִים (ha-shotim) – Root: שתה … Continue reading →

הַפֹּרְטִ֖ים עַל־פִּ֣י הַנָּ֑בֶל כְּדָוִ֕יד חָשְׁב֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם כְּלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃ Who pluck upon the strings of the harp, like Dawid they devise for themselves instruments of song.   Morphology הַפֹּרְטִים (ha-portim) – Root: פרט (parat); Form: Definite participle masculine plural Qal; Translation: “those … Continue reading →

הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ עַל־מִטֹּ֣ות שֵׁ֔ן וּסְרֻחִ֖ים עַל־עַרְשֹׂותָ֑ם וְאֹכְלִ֤ים כָּרִים֙ מִצֹּ֔אן וַעֲגָלִ֖ים מִתֹּ֥וךְ מַרְבֵּֽק׃ Those who lie upon beds of ivory and sprawl upon their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall.   Morphology הַשֹּׁכְבִים … Continue reading →

הַֽמְנַדִּ֖ים לְיֹ֣ום רָ֑ע וַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּן שֶׁ֥בֶת חָמָֽס׃ You who put far away the day of evil, yet bring near the seat of violence.   Morphology הַמְנַדִּים (ha-menaddim) – Root: נדד (nadad); Form: Definite participle masculine plural in Hifil stem; Translation: “those … Continue reading →

עִבְר֤וּ כַֽלְנֵה֙ וּרְא֔וּ וּלְכ֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם חֲמַ֣ת רַבָּ֑ה וּרְד֣וּ גַת־פְּלִשְׁתּ֗ים הֲטֹובִים֙ מִן־הַמַּמְלָכֹ֣ות הָאֵ֔לֶּה אִם־רַ֥ב גְּבוּלָ֖ם מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ Pass over to Kalneh and see, and from there go to Ḥamat the great; then go down to Gat of the Pelishtim. Are they better … Continue reading →

הֹ֚וי הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣ים בְּצִיֹּ֔ון וְהַבֹּטְחִ֖ים בְּהַ֣ר שֹׁמְרֹ֑ון נְקֻבֵי֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית הַגֹּויִ֔ם וּבָ֥אוּ לָהֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Woe to those who are at ease in Tsiyyon and who trust in the mountain of Shomeron, the distinguished ones of the chief of the nations, to … Continue reading →