Amos 5:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:12 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
רַבִּ֣ים
rab
H7227
many
פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים
ʻâtsûwm
H6099
mighty
חַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑ם
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
צֹרְרֵ֤י
tsârar
H6887
to bind
צַדִּיק֙
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
לֹ֣קְחֵי
lâqach
H3947
to take
כֹ֔פֶר
kôpher
H3724
ransom
וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
בַּשַּׁ֥עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הִטּֽוּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
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World English Bible Public Domain
For I know how many your offenses, And how great are your sins-- You who afflict the just, Who take a bribe, And who turn aside the needy in the courts.
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King James Version Public Domain
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I know how many are your offenses and how great are your sins— you who afflict the just, take bribes, and turn aside the needy in the city gate.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).