Amos

Amos 1:9

⁹This is what the LORD says:

“For three transgressions of Tyre, even four,

I will not revoke My judgment,

because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom

and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

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	פִּשְׁעֵי־	piš·‘ê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6588 transgression
of Tyre	צֹ֔ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
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	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they delivered up	הַסְגִּירָ֞ם	has·gî·rām	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5462 shut, close
a whole	שְׁלֵמָה֙	šə·lê·māh	Adjective - feminine singular	H8003 complete, safe, at peace
congregation of exiles	גָּל֤וּת	gā·lūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1546 exile
to Edom	לֶאֱד֔וֹם	le·’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
and broke	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a covenant	בְּרִ֥ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of brotherhood	אַחִֽים׃	’a·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H251 brother

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 9:11–14 · Isaiah 23:1–18 · Joel 3:4–8 · Zechariah 9:2–4 · 2 Chronicles 2:8–16 · 2 Samuel 5:11 · Ezekiel 26:1–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.