Amos 5:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:11 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 →
לָ֠כֵן
kên
H3651
thus
יַ֣עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
בּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞ם
bâshaç
H1318
to tread down
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דָּ֗ל
dal
H1800
poor
וּמַשְׂאַת
masʼêth
H4864
burden
בַּר֙
bâr
H1250
grain
תִּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
בָּתֵּ֥י
bayith
H1004
house
גָזִ֛ית
gâzîyth
H1496
hewing
בְּנִיתֶ֖ם
bânâh
H1129
to build
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵ֣שְׁבוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָ֑ם
כַּרְמֵי
kerem
H3754
vineyard
חֶ֣מֶד
chemed
H2531
desire
נְטַעְתֶּ֔ם
nâṭaʻ
H5193
to plant
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשְׁתּ֖וּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יֵינָֽם
yayin
H3196
wine
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World English Bible Public Domain
Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, And take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of hewn stone, But you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink their wine.
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King James Version Public Domain
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, because you trample down the poor and take portions of wheat from him— although you have built houses of worked stone, you will not live in them. You have delightful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).