Amos 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 1:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
פִּשְׁעֵ֣י
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֔וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בִּקְעָם֙
bâqaʻ
H1234
to split
הָר֣וֹת
hâreh
H2030
pregnant
הַגִּלְעָ֔ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַרְחִ֥יב
râchab
H7337
to grow wide
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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גְּבוּלָֽם
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, That they may enlarge their border.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This is what Yahweh says, “For three sins of the sons of Ammon, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their borders.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).