Amos 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 2:7 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 →
הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤ים
shâʼaph
H7602
to pant
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֲפַר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
אֶ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
דַּלִּ֔ים
dal
H1800
poor
וְדֶ֥רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
עֲנָוִ֖ים
ʻânâv
H6035
poor
יַטּ֑וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
וְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְאָבִ֗יו
ʼâb
H1
father
יֵֽלְכוּ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
לְמַ֥עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
חַלֵּ֖ל
châlal
H2490
to profane
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
קָדְשִֽׁי
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
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World English Bible Public Domain
They trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, And deny justice to the oppressed; And a man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name;
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King James Version Public Domain
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground; they thrust aside the way of the oppressed. A man and his father go in to the same girl and so profane my holy name.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).