Amos 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 3:5 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 →
הֲתִפֹּ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
צִפּוֹר֙
tsippôwr
H6833
bird
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פַּ֣ח
pach
H6341
snare
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ
môwqêsh
H4170
snare
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לָ֑הּ
הֲיַֽעֲלֶה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
פַּח֙
pach
H6341
snare
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
וְלָכ֖וֹד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִלְכּֽוֹד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
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
Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, Where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, When there is nothing to catch?
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King James Version Public Domain
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Can a bird fall in a trap on the ground when no bait is set for him? Will a trap spring up from the ground when it has not caught anything?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).