Amos 5:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:19 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 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָנ֥וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִפְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאֲרִ֔י
ʼărîy
H738
lion
וּפְגָע֖וֹ
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
הַדֹּ֑ב
dôb
H1677
bear
וּבָ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַבַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וְסָמַ֤ךְ
çâmak
H5564
to lean
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַקִּ֔יר
qîyr
H7023
wall
וּנְשָׁכ֖וֹ
nâshak
H5391
to bite
הַנָּחָֽשׁ
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
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World English Bible Public Domain
As if a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, And a snake bit him.
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King James Version Public Domain
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
as when a man flees from a lion and a bear meets him, or he goes in a house and puts his hand on the wall and a snake bites him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).