Amos 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 9:3 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 →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙
châbâʼ
H2244
to hide
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל
Karmel
H3760
Carmel
מִשָּׁ֥ם
shâm
H8033
there
אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ
châphas
H2664
to search
וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים
lâqach
H3947
to take
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ
çâthar
H5641
to hide
מִנֶּ֤גֶד
neged
H5048
before
עֵינַי֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בְּקַרְקַ֣ע
qarqaʻ
H7172
floor
הַיָּ֔ם
yâm
H3220
sea
מִשָּׁ֛ם
shâm
H8033
there
אֲצַוֶּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנָּחָ֖שׁ
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
וּנְשָׁכָֽם
nâshak
H5391
to bite
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World English Bible Public Domain
Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Though they hide on the top of Carmel, there I will search and take them. Though they are hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I give orders to the serpent, and it will bite them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).