Amos 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 5:8 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 →
עֹשֵׂ֨ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כִימָ֜ה
Kîymâh
H3598
Pleiades
וּכְסִ֗יל
Kᵉçîyl
H3685
Orion
וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
לַבֹּ֨קֶר֙
bôqer
H1242
morning
צַלְמָ֔וֶת
tsalmâveth
H6757
shadow of death
וְי֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
לַ֣יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ
châshak
H2821
to be dark
הַקּוֹרֵ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְמֵֽי
mayim
H4325
water
הַיָּ֗ם
yâm
H3220
sea
וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם
shâphak
H8210
to pour
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שְׁמֽוֹ
shêm
H8034
name
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World English Bible Public Domain
Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, And turns the shadow of death into the morning, And makes the day dark with night; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
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King James Version Public Domain
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
God made the Pleiades and Orion; he turns darkness into the morning; he makes the day dark with night and calls for the waters of the sea; he pours them out on the surface of the earth. Yahweh is his name!
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