Amos 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 6:2 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 →
עִבְר֤וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
כַֽלְנֵה֙
Kalneh
H3641
Calneh
וּרְא֔וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וּלְכ֥וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מִשָּׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
חֲמַ֣ת
Chămath Rabbâh
H2579
Hamath-rabbah
רַבָּ֑ה
Chămath Rabbâh
H2579
Hamath-rabbah
וּרְד֣וּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
גַת
Gath
H1661
Gath
פְּלִשְׁתּ֗ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
הֲטוֹבִים֙
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹת
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
רַ֥ב
rab
H7227
many
גְּבוּלָ֖ם
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
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World English Bible Public Domain
Go to Calneh, and see; And from there go to Hamath the great; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their border greater than your border?
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King James Version Public Domain
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Go to Kalneh and look; from there go to Hamath, the great city; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than your two kingdoms? Is their border larger than your border?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).