Amos 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 2:8 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 →
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּגָדִ֤ים
beged
H899
garment
חֲבֻלִים֙
châbal
H2254
to bind
יַטּ֔וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אֵ֖צֶל
ʼêtsel
H681
beside
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מִזְבֵּ֑חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וְיֵ֤ין
yayin
H3196
wine
עֲנוּשִׁים֙
ʻânash
H6064
to fine
יִשְׁתּ֔וּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
בֵּ֖ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
And they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken as pledges, and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who were fined.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).