Amos
Amos 1:6
6This is what the LORD says:
“For three transgressions of Gaza, even four,
I will not revoke My judgment,
because they exiled a whole population,
delivering them up to Edom.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| For | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| transgressions | פִּשְׁעֵ֣י | piš·‘ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6588 transgression |
| of Gaza | עַזָּ֔ה | ‘az·zāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5804 Gaza |
| even | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| four | אַרְבָּעָ֖ה | ’ar·bā·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H702 four |
| I will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| revoke | אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ | ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| because | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they exiled | הַגְלוֹתָ֛ם | haḡ·lō·w·ṯām | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H1540 uncover, remove |
| a whole | שְׁלֵמָ֖ה | šə·lê·māh | Adjective - feminine singular | H8003 complete, safe, at peace |
| population | גָּל֥וּת | gā·lūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1546 exile |
| delivering | לְהַסְגִּ֥יר | lə·has·gîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5462 shut, close |
| to Edom | לֶאֱדֽוֹם׃ | le·’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 28:18 · Amos 1:11 · Obadiah 1:11 · Amos 1:9 · 1 Samuel 6:17 · Zephaniah 2:4–7 · Jeremiah 47:4–5 · Joel 3:6 · Ezekiel 35:5 · Isaiah 14:29–31 · Amos 1:3 · Jeremiah 47:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.