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Amos 8

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 14 verses

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  1. 1

    כֹּ֥ה הִרְאַ֖נִי אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֖ה כְּל֥וּב קָֽיִץ

    thus · to see me · Lord my · LORD · and behold · cage of · summer

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  2. 2

    וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה אַתָּ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ עָמ֔וֹס וָאֹמַ֖ר כְּל֣וּב קָ֑יִץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י בָּ֤א הַקֵּץ֙ אֶל עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹא אוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹד עֲב֥וֹר לֽוֹ

    and to say · what · you · seeing · Amos · and to say · cage of · summer · and to say · LORD · to me · to enter · the end · to · people my · Israel · not · to add · still · to pass over · to/for him

  3. 3

    וְהֵילִ֜ילוּ שִׁיר֤וֹת הֵיכָל֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה רַ֣ב הַפֶּ֔גֶר בְּכָל מָק֖וֹם הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ הָֽס

    and to howl · songs of · temple · in/at the day · the he · utterance of · Lord my · LORD · many · the corpse · in/at all of · place · to throw · be silent

  4. 4

    שִׁמְעוּ זֹ֕את הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖ים אֶבְי֑וֹן וְלַשְׁבִּ֖ית ענוי עֲנִיֵּי אָֽרֶץ

    hear · this · the panting · needy · and to cease · poor of · poor of · land

  5. 5

    לֵאמֹ֗ר מָתַ֞י יַעֲבֹ֤ר הַחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה שֶּׁ֔בֶר וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת וְנִפְתְּחָה בָּ֑ר לְהַקְטִ֤ין אֵיפָה֙ וּלְהַגְדִּ֣יל שֶׁ֔קֶל וּלְעַוֵּ֖ת מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה

    to say · how long · to pass over · the month · and to buy grain · grain · and the Sabbath · and to open · grain · to diminish · ephah · and to grow · shekel · and to be crooked · scales of · deceit

  6. 6

    לִקְנ֤וֹת בַּכֶּ֨סֶף֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּעֲב֣וּר נַעֲלָ֑יִם וּמַפַּ֥ל בַּ֖ר נַשְׁבִּֽיר

    to acquire · in/at the silver · poor · and needy · in/at because of of · sandals · and refuse of · grain · to buy grain

  7. 7

    נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה בִּגְא֣וֹן יַעֲקֹ֑ב אִם אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶ֖צַח כָּל מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם

    to swear · LORD · in/at majesty of · Jacob · if · to forget · to/for perpetuity · all of · works their

  8. 8

    הַ֤עַל זֹאת֙ לֹֽא תִרְגַּ֣ז הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָבַ֖ל כָּל יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֑הּ וְעָלְתָ֤ה כָאֹר֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְנִגְרְשָׁ֥ה ונשקה וְנִשְׁקְעָ֖ה כִּיא֥וֹר מִצְרָֽיִם

    upon · this · not · to tremble · the land · and to mourn · all of · dwelling · in/at her · and to go up · like/as the river · all her · and to drive out · and to water · and to sink · like/as river · Egypt

  9. 9

    וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם וְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥י לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּי֥וֹם אֽוֹר

    and to be · in/at the day · the he · utterance of · Lord my · LORD · and to enter · the sun · in/at the noon · and to be dark · to/for the land · in/at day of · light

  10. 10

    וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י חַגֵּיכֶ֜ם לְאֵ֗בֶל וְכָל שִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙ לְקִינָ֔ה וְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עַל כָּל מָתְנַ֨יִם֙ שָׂ֔ק וְעַל כָּל רֹ֖אשׁ קָרְחָ֑ה וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יהָ֙ כְּאֵ֣בֶל יָחִ֔יד וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ כְּי֥וֹם מָֽר

    and to overturn · feasts your · to/for mourning · and all of · songs your · to/for lamentation · and to go up · upon · all of · loins · sackcloth · and upon · all of · head · baldness · and to put her · like/as mourning · only · and latter end her · like/as day · bitter

  11. 11

    הִנֵּ֣ה יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֗ים נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא רָעָ֤ב לַלֶּ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹֽא צָמָ֣א לַמַּ֔יִם כִּ֣י אִם לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

    behold · days · entering · utterance of · Lord my · LORD · and to send · famine · in/at the land · not · famine · to/for the bread · and not · thirst · to/for the water(s) · that · if · to hear · - · words of · LORD

  12. 12

    וְנָעוּ֙ מִיָּ֣ם עַד יָ֔ם וּמִצָּפ֖וֹן וְעַד מִזְרָ֑ח יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת דְּבַר יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יִמְצָֽאוּ

    and to shake · from sea · until · sea · and from north · and until · east · to go about · to seek · - · word of · LORD · and not · to find

  13. 13

    בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה הַבְּתוּלֹ֧ת הַיָּפ֛וֹת וְהַבַּחוּרִ֖ים בַּצָּמָֽא

    in/at the day · the he · to cover · the virgins · the beautiful · and the young men · in/at the thirst

  14. 14

    הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ בְּאַשְׁמַ֣ת שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וְאָמְר֗וּ חֵ֤י אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ דָּ֔ן וְחֵ֖י דֶּ֣רֶךְ בְּאֵֽר שָׁ֑בַע וְנָפְל֖וּ וְלֹא יָק֥וּמוּ עֽוֹד

    the swearing · in/at guilt of · Samaria · and to say · living · God(s) your · Dan · and living · way of · Beer-sheba · Beer-sheba · and to fall · and not · to rise · still

About this chapter

  • 14 Verses
  • 192 Hebrew words
  • 124 Distinct lemmas

1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 8:1. Open any to read the two side by side.

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