Amos 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:6 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 →
דִּרְשׁ֥וּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וִֽחְי֑וּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יִצְלַ֤ח
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
כָּאֵשׁ֙
ʼêsh
H784
fire
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
וְאָכְלָ֥ה
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְאֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מְכַבֶּ֖ה
kâbâh
H3518
to quench
לְבֵֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵֽל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Seek Yahweh, and you will live; Lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, And it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
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King James Version Public Domain
Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Seek Yahweh and live, or he will break out like fire in the house of Joseph. It will devour, and there will be no one to quench it in Bethel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).