Amos 5:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:14 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 →
דִּרְשׁוּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
רָ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּֽחְי֑וּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
וִיהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵֽי
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
צְבָא֛וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אִתְּכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H854
with
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲמַרְתֶּֽם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
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World English Bible Public Domain
Seek good, and not evil, That you may live; And so Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be with you, As you say.
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King James Version Public Domain
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. So Yahweh, the God of hosts, will really be with you, as you say he is.
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