Category Archives: Amos

שִׁלַּ֨חְתִּי בָכֶ֥ם דֶּ֨בֶר֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם הָרַ֤גְתִּי בַחֶ֨רֶב֙ בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם עִ֖ם שְׁבִ֣י סֽוּסֵיכֶ֑ם וָאַעֲלֶ֞ה בְּאֹ֤שׁ מַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ וּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “I sent among you the plague in the manner of Mitsrayim; I slew your young men with the sword, along with the … Continue reading →

הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶתְכֶם֮ בַּשִּׁדָּפֹ֣ון וּבַיֵּרָקֹון֒ הַרְבֹּ֨ות גַּנֹּותֵיכֶ֧ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛ם וּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖ם יֹאכַ֣ל הַגָּזָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס “I struck you with blight and with mildew; the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees the … Continue reading →

וְנָע֡וּ שְׁתַּיִם֩ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ עָרִ֜ים אֶל־עִ֥יר אַחַ֛ת לִשְׁתֹּ֥ות מַ֖יִם וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֑עוּ וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ And two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares YHWH.   … Continue reading →

וְגַ֣ם אָנֹכִי֩ מָנַ֨עְתִּי מִכֶּ֜ם אֶת־הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם בְּעֹ֨וד שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ לַקָּצִ֔יר וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ עַל־עִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת וְעַל־עִ֥יר אַחַ֖ת לֹ֣א אַמְטִ֑יר חֶלְקָ֤ה אַחַת֙ תִּמָּטֵ֔ר וְחֶלְקָ֛ה אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹֽא־תַמְטִ֥יר עָלֶ֖יהָ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃ “And I also withheld from you the rain, when there were still three months to the harvest, … Continue reading →

וְגַם־אֲנִי֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם נִקְיֹ֤ון שִׁנַּ֨יִם֙ בְּכָל־עָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם וְחֹ֣סֶר לֶ֔חֶם בְּכֹ֖ל מְקֹומֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “And I also gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places; yet you did not return to Me,” … Continue reading →

וְקַטֵּ֤ר מֵֽחָמֵץ֙ תֹּודָ֔ה וְקִרְא֥וּ נְדָבֹ֖ות הַשְׁמִ֑יעוּ כִּ֣י כֵ֤ן אֲהַבְתֶּם֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim freewill offerings, make them heard, for so you love to do, O sons of Yisraʾel,” declares … Continue reading →

בֹּ֤אוּ בֵֽית־אֵל֙ וּפִשְׁע֔וּ הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל הַרְבּ֣וּ לִפְשֹׁ֑עַ וְהָבִ֤יאוּ לַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ זִבְחֵיכֶ֔ם לִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים מַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ Come to Beit-el and transgress, to the Gilgal multiply transgression, and bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.   Morphology בֹּ֤אוּ (boʾu) – Root: בוא … Continue reading →

וּפְרָצִ֥ים תֵּצֶ֖אנָה אִשָּׁ֣ה נֶגְדָּ֑הּ וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה הַהַרְמֹ֖ונָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ And through the breaches they shall go out, each woman straight before her, and you shall be cast out toward the Harmon,” declares YHWH.   Morphology וּפְרָצִ֥ים (u-feratsim) – Root: פרץ (parats); Form: … Continue reading →

נִשְׁבַּ֨ע אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ בְּקָדְשֹׁ֔ו כִּ֛י הִנֵּ֥ה יָמִ֖ים בָּאִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְנִשָּׂ֤א אֶתְכֶם֙ בְּצִנֹּ֔ות וְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ן בְּסִירֹ֥ות דּוּגָֽה׃ The Lord YHWH has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, and your remnant … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֞וּ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה פָּרֹ֤ות הַבָּשָׁן֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּהַ֣ר שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון הָעֹשְׁקֹ֣ות דַּלִּ֔ים הָרֹצְצֹ֖ות אֶבְיֹונִ֑ים הָאֹמְרֹ֥ת לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם הָבִ֥יאָה וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ Hear this word, you cows of the Bashan who are on the mountain of Shomeron, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who … Continue reading →

וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י בֵית־הַחֹ֖רֶף עַל־בֵּ֣ית הַקָּ֑יִץ וְאָבְד֞וּ בָּתֵּ֣י הַשֵּׁ֗ן וְסָפ֛וּ בָּתִּ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will strike the winter house upon the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall come to an end,” declares YHWH. … Continue reading →

כִּ֗י בְּיֹ֛ום פָּקְדִ֥י פִשְׁעֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עָלָ֑יו וּפָֽקַדְתִּי֙ עַל־מִזְבְּחֹ֣ות בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וְנִגְדְּעוּ֙ קַרְנֹ֣ות הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וְנָפְל֖וּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ “For on the day that I punish the transgressions of Yisraʾel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Beit-el, and the horns of the altar … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֥וּ וְהָעִ֖ידוּ בְּבֵ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַצְּבָאֹֽות׃ Hear and testify in the house of Yaʿaqov,” declares the Lord YHWH, the God of Hosts.   Morphology שִׁמְע֥וּ (shimʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

כֹּה֮ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֒ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יַצִּ֨יל הָרֹעֶ֜ה מִפִּ֧י הָאֲרִ֛י שְׁתֵּ֥י כְרָעַ֖יִם אֹ֣ו בְדַל־אֹ֑זֶן כֵּ֣ן יִנָּצְל֞וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון בִּפְאַ֥ת מִטָּ֖ה וּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁק עָֽרֶשׂ׃ Thus says YHWH: “As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה צַ֖ר וּסְבִ֣יב הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהֹורִ֤ד מִמֵּךְ֙ עֻזֵּ֔ךְ וְנָבֹ֖זּוּ אַרְמְנֹותָֽיִךְ׃ Therefore thus says the Lord YHWH: “An adversary shall surround the land, and he shall bring down from you your strength, and your palaces shall be plundered.” … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־יָדְע֥וּ עֲשֹׂות־נְכֹחָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הָאֹֽוצְרִ֛ים חָמָ֥ס וָשֹׁ֖ד בְּאַרְמְנֹֽותֵיהֶֽם׃ פ “And they do not know how to do what is right,” declares YHWH, “those who store up violence and destruction in their palaces.”   Morphology וְלֹֽא־ (ve-lo) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction … Continue reading →

הַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ עַל־אַרְמְנֹ֣ות בְּאַשְׁדֹּ֔וד וְעַֽל־אַרְמְנֹ֖ות בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְאִמְר֗וּ הֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ עַל־הָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון וּרְא֞וּ מְהוּמֹ֤ת רַבֹּות֙ בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ וַעֲשׁוּקִ֖ים בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ Proclaim upon the palaces in Ashdod and upon the palaces in the land of Mitsrayim, and say: Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Shomeron, … Continue reading →

אַרְיֵ֥ה שָׁאָ֖ג מִ֣י לֹ֣א יִירָ֑א אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ דִּבֶּ֔ר מִ֖י לֹ֥א יִנָּבֵֽא׃ A lion has roared, who will not fear? The Lord YHWH has spoken, who can but prophesy?   Morphology אַרְיֵ֥ה (aryeh) – Root: ארה (ʾarah); Form: Noun masculine singular; … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י לֹ֧א יַעֲשֶׂ֛ה אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר כִּ֚י אִם־גָּלָ֣ה סֹודֹ֔ו אֶל־עֲבָדָ֖יו הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ For the Lord YHWH does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.   Morphology כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

אִם־יִתָּקַ֤ע שֹׁופָר֙ בְּעִ֔יר וְעָ֖ם לֹ֣א יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ אִם־תִּהְיֶ֤ה רָעָה֙ בְּעִ֔יר וַיהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א עָשָֽׂה׃ If a shofar is blown in a city, will the people not tremble? If there is calamity in a city, has not YHWH done it?   Morphology אִם־ … Continue reading →

הֲתִפֹּ֤ל צִפֹּור֙ עַל־פַּ֣ח הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמֹוקֵ֖שׁ אֵ֣ין לָ֑הּ הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־פַּח֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וְלָכֹ֖וד לֹ֥א יִלְכֹּֽוד׃ Will a bird fall into a snare upon the earth when there is no bait for her? Will a snare spring up from the ground unless it has … Continue reading →

הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג אַרְיֵה֙ בַּיַּ֔עַר וְטֶ֖רֶף אֵ֣ין לֹ֑ו הֲיִתֵּ֨ן כְּפִ֤יר קֹולֹו֙ מִמְּעֹ֣נָתֹ֔ו בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־לָכָֽד׃ Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Will a young lion give forth his voice from his den unless he has taken something? … Continue reading →

הֲיֵלְכ֥וּ שְׁנַ֖יִם יַחְדָּ֑ו בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־נֹועָֽדוּ׃ Will two walk together unless they have agreed?   Morphology הֲיֵלְכ֥וּ (ha-yelkhu) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Interrogative particle הֲ + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Will they walk”; Notes: The interrogative particle … Continue reading →

רַ֚ק אֶתְכֶ֣ם יָדַ֔עְתִּי מִכֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ות הָאֲדָמָ֑ה עַל־כֵּן֙ אֶפְקֹ֣ד עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת כָּל־עֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ “Only you have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”   Morphology רַ֚ק (raq) – Root: —; Form: … Continue reading →

שִׁמְע֞וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַ֚ל כָּל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלֵ֛יתִי מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לֵאמֹֽר׃ Hear this word that YHWH has spoken against you, O sons of Yisraʾel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land … Continue reading →

וְאַמִּ֥יץ לִבֹּ֖ו בַּגִּבֹּורִ֑ים עָרֹ֛ום יָנ֥וּס בַּיֹּום־הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ פ And he who is courageous of heart among the mighty shall flee naked on that day,” declares YHWH.   Morphology וְאַמִּ֥יץ (ve-ʾammits) – Root: אמץ; Form: Conjunction + adjective masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ הַקֶּ֨שֶׁת֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְקַ֥ל בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑ט וְרֹכֵ֣ב הַסּ֔וּס לֹ֥א יְמַלֵּ֖ט נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ And he who grasps the bow shall not stand, and he who is swift of feet shall not escape, and he who rides the horse shall not … Continue reading →

וְאָבַ֤ד מָנֹוס֙ מִקָּ֔ל וְחָזָ֖ק לֹא־יְאַמֵּ֣ץ כֹּחֹ֑ו וְגִבֹּ֖ור לֹא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ And refuge shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his power, and the mighty man shall not deliver his life.   Morphology וְאָבַ֤ד (ve-ʾavad) – Root: אבד; … Continue reading →

הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י מֵעִ֖יק תַּחְתֵּיכֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּעִיק֙ הָעֲגָלָ֔ה הַֽמְלֵאָ֥ה לָ֖הּ עָמִֽיר׃ “Behold, I am pressing down beneath you, as the wagon is pressed that is full of sheaves.   Morphology הִנֵּ֛ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading →

וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ אֶת־הַנְּזִרִ֖ים יָ֑יִן וְעַל־הַנְּבִיאִים֙ צִוִּיתֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֖א תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ “And you made the Nezirim drink wine, and to the prophets you commanded, saying, ‘Do not prophesy.’   Morphology וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ (va-tashqu) – Root: שׁקה; Form: Conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine … Continue reading →