Amos 9:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 9:7 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 →
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִבְנֵי֩
bên
H1121
son
כֻשִׁיִּ֨ים
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
אַתֶּ֥ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
לִ֛י
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הֶעֱלֵ֨יתִי֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר
Kaphtôr
H3731
Caphtor
וַאֲרָ֥ם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
מִקִּֽיר
Qîyr
H7024
Kir
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?" says Yahweh. "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
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King James Version Public Domain
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Are you not like the sons of Cush to me, sons of Israel— this is Yahweh’s declaration— did I not bring up Israel out of the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Crete, and the Arameans from Kir?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).