Amos 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 9:8 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 →
הִנֵּ֞ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֗ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
בַּמַּמְלָכָה֙
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
הַֽחַטָּאָ֔ה
chaṭṭâʼ
H2400
sinner
וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣י
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֹתָ֔הּ
ʼêth
H853
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מֵעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאֲדָמָ֑ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
אֶ֗פֶס
ʼepheç
H657
end
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הַשְׁמֵ֥יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אַשְׁמִ֛יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob," says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth, except that I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob— this is Yahweh’s declaration.
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