Amos 7:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 7:8 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלַ֗י
ʼêl
H413
to
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
אַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
רֹאֶה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עָמ֔וֹס
ʻÂmôwç
H5986
Amos
וָאֹמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנָ֑ךְ
ʼănâk
H594
plummet
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲדֹנָ֗י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
הִנְנִ֨י
hên
H2005
behold
שָׂ֤ם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֲנָךְ֙
ʼănâk
H594
plummet
בְּקֶ֨רֶב֙
qereb
H7130
midst
עַמִּ֣י
ʻam
H5971
people
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אוֹסִ֥יף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
ע֖וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
עֲב֥וֹר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I will set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I will put a plumb line among my people Israel. Never again will I spare them.
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