Amos 2:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 2:11 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 →
וָאָקִ֤ים
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מִבְּנֵיכֶם֙
bên
H1121
son
לִנְבִיאִ֔ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
וּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖ם
bâchûwr
H970
young man
לִנְזִרִ֑ים
nâzîyr
H5139
Nazarite
הַאַ֥ף
ʼaph
H637
also
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
זֹ֛את
zôʼth
H2063
this
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
I raised up some of your sons for prophets, And some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn't this true, You children of Israel?" says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is it not so, sons of Israel?— this is Yahweh’s declaration.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).