Amos 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 2:6 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
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִכְרָ֤ם
mâkar
H4376
to sell
בַּכֶּ֨סֶף֙
keçeph
H3701
silver
צַדִּ֔יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
וְאֶבְי֖וֹן
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
בַּעֲב֥וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
נַעֲלָֽיִם
naʻal
H5275
sandal
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; Because they have sold the righteous for silver, And the needy for a pair of shoes;
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
This is what Yahweh says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not turn away punishment, because they sold the innocent for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).