Amos 1:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 1:6 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
עַזָּ֔ה
ʻAzzâh
H5804
Gaza
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַגְלוֹתָ֛ם
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
גָּל֥וּת
gâlûwth
H1546
exile
שְׁלֵמָ֖ה
shâlêm
H8003
complete
לְהַסְגִּ֥יר
çâgar
H5462
to shut
לֶאֱדֽוֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they carried away captive the whole community, To deliver them up to Edom;
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This is what Yahweh says: “For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because they carried away captive a whole people, to hand them over to Edom.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).